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Wheaton Regional Park

Rachel Carson Greenway Trail

3.5 mi · ▲ 195 ft · 1 hr 16 min

Rachel Carson Greenway Trail is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Wheaton Regional Park near Meadowood, MD. It is mostly level, with 195 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi253 – 400 ft4.1 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

3.5 mi · ▲ 195 ft · 1 hr 16 min

Elevation 254–399 ft

Out & Back · Wheaton Regional Park

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

Weather Sep 20: Light drizzle, high 81°F / low 71° · precip 21% · wind 4 mph · 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 ftBear left onto Wheaton Way, heading W.
  8. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Oak Ridge Trail, heading S.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Wheaton Way, heading SE.
  10. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Oak Ridge Trail, heading NE.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Wheaton Way, heading NE.
  13. 0.1 miBear right onto Little Bit Loop Trail, heading N.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Wheaton Way, heading N.
  15. 450 ftBear left onto Northwest Branch Trail, heading NE.
  16. 0.4 miTurn left onto Rachel Carson Greenway Trail, heading SE.
  17. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
  18. 0.1 miTurn right onto Rachel Carson Greenway Trail Connector, heading SE.
  19. 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-6-km-2ef7

Trail surface

76% dirt19% gravel5% paved

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 81°F71°
Precip21%Wind4 mphUV6Humidity76%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
85°70° 12 AM: 3% rain1 AM: 1% rain2 AM: 1% rain3 AM: 6% rain4 AM: 1% rain5 AM: 1% rain6 AM: 1% rain7 AM: 2% rain8 AM: 3% rain9 AM: 21% rain10 AM: 17% rain11 AM: 10% rain12 PM: 8% rain1 PM: 19% rain2 PM: 11% rain3 PM: 10% rain4 PM: 17% rain5 PM: 11% rain6 PM: 20% rain7 PM: 20% rain8 PM: 10% rain9 PM: 16% rain10 PM: 20% rain11 PM: 10% rain
Sunrise 6:55 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:10 PM
Mon 76°65° 36%
Tue 68°56° 81%
Wed 61°53° 58%
Thu 64°54° 29%
Fri 71°49°
Sat 73°53°

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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