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Wheaton Regional Park

Rachel Carson Greenway Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 86 ft · 55 min

Rachel Carson Greenway Trail is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Wheaton Regional Park near Meadowood, MD. It is mostly level, with 86 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi253 – 315 ft3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Rachel Carson Greenway Trail Connector 39.05910, -77.00616
Nearest town Meadowood, MD
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Rachel Carson Greenway Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 86 ft · 55 min

Elevation 254–315 ft

Out & Back · Wheaton Regional Park

Trailhead: Rachel Carson Greenway Trail Connector · 39.05910, -77.00616

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:55 AM · sunset 7:10 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Rachel Carson Greenway Trail Connector, heading NW.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left onto Rachel Carson Greenway Trail, heading SW.
  3. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  4. 0.6 miTurn right onto Northwest Branch Trail, heading SW.
  5. 0.4 miBear right onto Wheaton Way, heading SW.
  6. 450 ftContinue straight onto Little Bit Loop Trail, heading W.
  7. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Wheaton Way, heading W.
  9. 450 ftBear left onto Northwest Branch Trail, heading W.
  10. 0.4 miTurn left onto Rachel Carson Greenway Trail, heading E.
  11. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right onto Rachel Carson Greenway Trail Connector, heading S.
  13. 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/rachel-carson-greenway-trail-out-back-4-km-a651

Trail surface

68% dirt25% gravel7% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:55 AMSunset 7:10 PM

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.

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