AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Northwest Branch Trail & Poplar Run Trail

5.2 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 1 hr 47 min

Northwest Branch Trail & Poplar Run Trail is a 5.2-mile out-and-back near Drumeldra Hills, MD. It is mostly level, with 109 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi279 – 364 ft5.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Poplar Run Trail 39.07809, -77.02998
Nearest town Drumeldra Hills, MD
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Northwest Branch Trail & Poplar Run Trail

5.2 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 1 hr 47 min

Elevation 280–366 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Poplar Run Trail · 39.07809, -77.02998

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

Transit-accessible: stop 122 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Poplar Run Trail, heading SE.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left onto Northwest Branch Trail, heading NE.
  3. 2.2 miReach Poplar Run Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.5 miBear right, heading E.
  5. 1.7 miTurn right onto Poplar Run Trail, heading SW.
  6. 0.3 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/northwest-branch-trail-poplar-run-trail-out-back-8-km-291f

Trail surface

85% dirt8% grass7% boardwalk

Weather

Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:09 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 122 m from the trailhead

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