Reddy Branch Stream Valley Park

Olney Mill Family Park Trails

7.3 mi · ▲ 284 ft · 2 hr 35 min

Olney Mill Family Park Trails is a 7.3-mile out-and-back in Reddy Branch Stream Valley Park near Olney Mill, MD. It climbs 284 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi390 – 509 ft7.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.17278, -77.08169
Nearest town Olney Mill, MD

Directions

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Olney Mill Family Park Trails

7.3 mi · ▲ 284 ft · 2 hr 35 min

Elevation 389–509 ft

Out & Back · Reddy Branch Stream Valley Park

Trailhead: 39.17278, -77.08169

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:55 AM · sunset 7:10 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 150 ftSharp right, heading E.
  3. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  4. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  5. 0.6 miBear left, heading E.
  6. 1.6 miTurn left onto Olney Mill Family Park Trails, heading W.
  7. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  9. 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  12. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  13. 1.6 miBear right, heading W.
  14. 0.6 miBear left, heading S.
  15. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  16. 100 ftSharp left, heading S.
  17. 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 surface

60% dirt8% paved4% grass28% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:55 AMSunset 7:10 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.1 mi in (~81 min). Leave by 5:29 PM for the 7:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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