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Northwest Branch Recreational Park

Poplar Run Trail via Northwest Branch Trail

4.3 mi · ▲ 57 ft · 1 hr 28 min

Poplar Run Trail via Northwest Branch Trail is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Northwest Branch Recreational Park near Naples Manor, MD. It is mostly level, with 57 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi279 – 345 ft4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Northwest Branch Trail 39.09557, -77.02975
Nearest town Naples Manor, MD
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Poplar Run Trail via Northwest Branch Trail

4.3 mi · ▲ 57 ft · 1 hr 28 min

Elevation 280–344 ft

Out & Back · Northwest Branch Recreational Park

Trailhead: Northwest Branch Trail · 39.09557, -77.02975

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

Transit-accessible: stop 293 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 300 ftBear right, heading E.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto Northwest Branch Trail, heading E.
  4. 1.7 miTurn right onto Poplar Run Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.4 miReach Poplar Run Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.4 miTurn left onto Northwest Branch Trail, heading SE.
  7. 1.7 miBear left, heading W.
  8. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/poplar-run-trail-out-back-7-km

Trail surface

80% dirt10% grass8% boardwalk2% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:09 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 293 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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