AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Poplar Run Trail via Northwest Branch Trail

3.3 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 1 hr 8 min

Poplar Run Trail via Northwest Branch Trail is a 3.3-mile out-and-back near North Sherwood Forest, MD. It is mostly level, with 83 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi279 – 348 ft3.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Rachel Carson Trail 39.09085, -77.02149
Nearest town North Sherwood Forest, MD
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Poplar Run Trail via Northwest Branch Trail

3.3 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 1 hr 8 min

Elevation 280–347 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Rachel Carson Trail · 39.09085, -77.02149

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

Bikes allowed on the whole route

  1. Start on Rachel Carson Trail, heading SW.
  2. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Northwest Branch Trail, heading S.
  3. 1.2 miTurn right onto Poplar Run Trail, heading NW.
  4. 0.4 miReach Poplar Run Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.4 miTurn left onto Northwest Branch Trail, heading SE.
  6. 1.2 miContinue straight onto Rachel Carson Trail, heading NW.
  7. 200 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/poplar-run-trail-out-back-5-km

Trail surface

77% dirt12% grass11% boardwalk

Weather

Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:09 PM

Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route

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