Monocacy Park Complex
Paint Mill Pond–Blue Trail, 3 sights
2.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 48 min
Paint Mill Pond–Blue Trail, 3 sights is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Monocacy Park Complex near Allen Junction, PA. The route reaches Paint Mill Pond. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Paint Mill Pond–Blue Trail, 3 sights
2.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 48 min
Elevation 234–255 ft
Out & Back · Monocacy Park Complex
Trailhead: Monocacy Way · 40.62646, -75.38650
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 441 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Monocacy Way, heading NW.
- 0.8 miPass Paint Mill Pond.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Blue Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miReach Paint Mill Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Monocacy Way, heading NW.
- 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 6:40 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:14 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 441 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Monocacy Way Trailhead
- Monocacy Creek–Paint Mill Pond, 4 lakes 2.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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