Box Turtle Trail–Deer Trail, 3 sights
10.6 mi · ▲ 143 ft · 3 hr 36 min
Box Turtle Trail–Deer Trail, 3 sights is a 10.6-mile out-and-back in Algonkian Regional Park near Rushville, MD. It is mostly level, with 143 ft of elevation gain. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi187 – 367 ft11.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.05165, -77.33409
Nearest town Rushville, MD
Directions
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Box Turtle Trail–Deer Trail, 3 sights
10.6 mi · ▲ 143 ft · 3 hr 36 min
Elevation 185–369 ft
Out & Back · Algonkian Regional Park
Trailhead: 39.05165, -77.33409
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:11 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Unblazed, no color, heading N.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Connect unblazed trail to Green Trail North, heading NW.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Potomac Heritage Trail, heading W.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading SW.
- 2.4 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Bridge Spur Trail, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right onto Bobcat Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Box Turtle Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Raccoon Trail, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Deer Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miReach Unblazed, no color, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Raccoon Trail, heading SE.
- 250 ftSharp right onto Box Turtle Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Bobcat Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Bridge Spur Trail, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Potomac Heritage Trail, heading E.
- 1.6 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Connect unblazed trail to Green Trail North, heading E.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Unblazed, no color, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 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
48% dirt42% gravel8% paved2% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:11 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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