Muddy Branch Stream Valley Park

Pepco Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 163 ft · 49 min

Pepco Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Muddy Branch Stream Valley Park near Fox Hills North, MD. It is mostly level, with 163 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi272 – 400 ft3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.10939, -77.25924
Nearest town Fox Hills North, MD

Directions

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Pepco Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 163 ft · 49 min

Elevation 272–402 ft

Out & Back · Muddy Branch Stream Valley Park

Trailhead: 39.10939, -77.25924

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:11 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 150 ftTurn left onto Pepco Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  5. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  6. 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
  7. 500 ftBear right, heading S.
  8. 500 ftTurn left, heading S.
  9. 250 ftBear right, heading S.
  10. 0.3 miReach Pepco Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  12. 450 ftBear left, heading E.
  13. 450 ftBear right, heading NE.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  15. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  16. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  17. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  18. 0.5 miBear right, heading NW.
  19. 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  20. 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

91% dirt9% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:11 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 6:41 PM for the 7:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:38 PM — 0 min before dark.

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