Rachel Carson Conservation Park
Pile Of Rocks–Quartz Rock Outcropping, 6 sights
1.9 mi · ▲ 192 ft · 44 min
Pile Of Rocks–Quartz Rock Outcropping, 6 sights is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Rachel Carson Conservation Park near Flintridge, MD. The route passes Hidden Pond, Quartz Rock Outcropping, Pile Of Rocks and Hidden Pond. It is mostly level, with 192 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Pile Of Rocks–Quartz Rock Outcropping, 6 sights
1.9 mi · ▲ 192 ft · 44 min
Elevation 415–571 ft
Out & Back · Rachel Carson Conservation Park
Trailhead: 39.22023, -77.08108
Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 80°F / low 69° · precip 32% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:55 AM · sunset 7:10 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear left onto Fox Meadow Loop, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Rachel Carson Greenway, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Hidden Pond.
- 0.1 miPass Quartz Rock Outcropping.
- 50 ftPass Pile Of Rocks.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Hidden Pond Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miPass Hidden Pond.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Fox Meadow Loop, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:50 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:10 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:37 PM.
More from this trailhead
- Hidden Pond–Chestnut Oak Trail, 4 sights 2.1 mi · ▲ 139 ft
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