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Wheaton Regional Park

Northwest Branch Trail

2.1 mi · ▲ 163 ft · 47 min

Northwest Branch Trail is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Wheaton Regional Park near Springwood, MD. It is mostly level, with 163 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi259 – 400 ft2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.06175, -77.02021
Nearest town Springwood, MD
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Northwest Branch Trail

2.1 mi · ▲ 163 ft · 47 min

Elevation 259–399 ft

Out & Back · Wheaton Regional Park

Trailhead: 39.06175, -77.02021

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

Transit-accessible: Randolph Rd at Springtree Dr stop 494 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 300 ftTurn right onto Rachel Carson Greenway Trail, heading SW.
  3. 350 ftTurn right onto Northwest Branch Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.4 miBear right onto Wheaton Way, heading W.
  5. 450 ftContinue straight onto Little Bit Loop Trail, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftBear left onto Wheaton Way, heading SW.
  7. 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 0.5 miBear right onto Little Bit Loop Trail, heading N.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Wheaton Way, heading N.
  10. 450 ftBear left onto Northwest Branch Trail, heading NW.
  11. 0.4 miTurn left onto Rachel Carson Greenway Trail, heading SE.
  12. 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
  13. 50 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-3-km-619d

Trail surface

66% dirt32% gravel2% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:09 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Randolph Rd at Springtree Dr stop 494 m from the trailhead

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