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Northwest Branch Recreational Park

Northwest Branch Trail

4.3 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 1 hr 28 min

Northwest Branch Trail is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Northwest Branch Recreational Park near Drumeldra Hills, MD. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi279 – 348 ft4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.07902, -77.02842
Nearest town Drumeldra Hills, MD
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Northwest Branch Trail

4.3 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 1 hr 28 min

Elevation 280–347 ft

Out & Back · Northwest Branch Recreational Park

Trailhead: 39.07902, -77.02842

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

Transit-accessible: stop 271 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.2 miBear left onto Poplar Run Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left onto Northwest Branch Trail, heading NE.
  4. 1.7 miBear left, heading NW.
  5. 300 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 250 ftBear right, heading S.
  7. 1.7 miTurn right onto Poplar Run Trail, heading SW.
  8. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  9. 450 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-7-km-b482

Trail surface

81% dirt9% grass8% boardwalk2% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:09 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 271 m from the trailhead

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