AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Northwest Branch Trail & Poplar Run Trail

5 mi · ▲ 60 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Northwest Branch Trail & Poplar Run Trail is a 5-mile out-and-back near Drumeldra Hills, MD. It is mostly level, with 60 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi279 – 364 ft5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Redspire Connector 39.07594, -77.02678
Nearest town Drumeldra Hills, MD
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Northwest Branch Trail & Poplar Run Trail

5 mi · ▲ 60 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Elevation 280–366 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Redspire Connector · 39.07594, -77.02678

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

Transit-accessible: stop 469 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Redspire Connector, heading NE.
  2. 450 ftBear right onto Poplar Run Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left onto Northwest Branch Trail, heading NE.
  4. 2.2 miReach Poplar Run Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.5 miBear right, heading E.
  6. 1.7 miTurn right onto Poplar Run Trail, heading SW.
  7. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  8. 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-poplar-run-trail-out-back-8-km-290d

Trail surface

89% dirt7% boardwalk3% grass1% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:09 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 469 m from the trailhead

Hikes near Drumeldra Hills, Maryland