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Natural shelter via Northwest Branch Trail

4.7 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 35 min

Natural shelter via Northwest Branch Trail is a 4.7-mile out-and-back near Burnt Mills Village, MD. The route reaches Natural shelter. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi236 – 272 ft5.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Northwest Branch Trail 39.03749, -77.01096
Nearest town Burnt Mills Village, MD
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Natural shelter via Northwest Branch Trail

4.7 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 35 min

Elevation 236–272 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Northwest Branch Trail · 39.03749, -77.01096

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:55 AM · sunset 7:10 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Northwest Branch Trail, heading N.
  2. 1.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  3. 0.9 miPass Natural shelter.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  5. 50 ftReach Natural shelter, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 2.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/natural-shelter-out-back-7-km-57d0

Trail surface

85% dirt15% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 6:55 AMSunset 7:10 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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