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Northwest Branch Recreational Park

Northwest Branch Trail

6 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 2 hr 3 min

Northwest Branch Trail is a 6-mile out-and-back in Northwest Branch Recreational Park near Springwood, MD. It is mostly level, with 84 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi269 – 371 ft6.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Under the Road NW Branch 39.06477, -77.02825
Nearest town Springwood, MD
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Northwest Branch Trail

6 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 2 hr 3 min

Elevation 270–371 ft

Out & Back · Northwest Branch Recreational Park

Trailhead: Under the Road NW Branch · 39.06477, -77.02825

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:09 PM

Transit-accessible: Randolph Rd at Kemp Mill Rd stop 230 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Under the Road NW Branch, heading NW.
  2. 0.3 miBear left onto Northwest Branch Trail, heading N.
  3. 2.4 miBear left, heading W.
  4. 0.4 miReach Northwest Branch Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
  6. 1.8 miBear right, heading S.
  7. 0.6 miBear right onto Under the Road NW Branch, heading SW.
  8. 350 ftArrive 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/northwest-branch-trail-out-back-10-km-68f9

Trail surface

98% dirt2% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:09 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Randolph Rd at Kemp Mill Rd stop 230 m from the trailhead

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