Northwest Branch Recreational Park

Northwest Branch Trail & Trolley Loop Trail

3.3 mi · ▲ 106 ft · 1 hr 9 min

Northwest Branch Trail & Trolley Loop Trail is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Northwest Branch Recreational Park near North Sherwood Forest, MD. It is mostly level, with 106 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi302 – 377 ft3.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Rachel Carson Trail 39.09085, -77.02149
Nearest town North Sherwood Forest, MD

Directions

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Northwest Branch Trail & Trolley Loop Trail

3.3 mi · ▲ 106 ft · 1 hr 9 min

Elevation 302–376 ft

Out & Back · Northwest Branch Recreational Park

Trailhead: Rachel Carson Trail · 39.09085, -77.02149

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

  1. Start on Rachel Carson Trail, heading SW.
  2. 0.1 miSharp right onto Northwest Branch Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.6 miBear left, heading N.
  4. 0.4 miSharp right onto Trolley Loop Trail, heading NE.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  6. 0.3 miReach Northwest Branch Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.2 miSharp right, heading NE.
  8. 0.3 miSharp left onto Northwest Branch Trail, heading W.
  9. 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
  10. 0.6 miSharp left onto Rachel Carson Trail, heading S.
  11. 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 surface

93% dirt3% paved4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:09 PM

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