Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve

Rachel Carson Greenway & River Otter Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 86 ft · 53 min

Rachel Carson Greenway & River Otter Trail is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve near Fairhill, MD. It is mostly level, with 86 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi404 – 512 ft2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: River Otter Trail 39.20964, -77.09207
Nearest town Fairhill, MD

Directions

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Rachel Carson Greenway & River Otter Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 86 ft · 53 min

Elevation 405–511 ft

Out & Back · Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve

Trailhead: River Otter Trail · 39.20964, -77.09207

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

  1. Start on River Otter Trail, heading NE.
  2. 0.7 miBear right onto Rachel Carson Greenway, heading NE.
  3. 0.6 miReach River Otter Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.6 miBear left onto River Otter Trail, heading S.
  5. 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:09 PM

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