Rachel Carson Greenway Trail & Wheaton Way
6.3 mi · ▲ 118 ft · 2 hr 10 min
Rachel Carson Greenway Trail & Wheaton Way is a 6.3-mile out-and-back in Wheaton Regional Park near Burnt Mills Village, MD. It is mostly level, with 118 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi236 – 400 ft6.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.04168, -77.00612
Nearest town Burnt Mills Village, MD
Directions
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Rachel Carson Greenway Trail & Wheaton Way
6.3 mi · ▲ 118 ft · 2 hr 10 min
Elevation 237–402 ft
Out & Back · Wheaton Regional Park
Trailhead: 39.04168, -77.00612
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:55 AM · sunset 7:08 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Rachel Carson Greenway Trail, heading NW.
- 2.2 miTurn right onto Northwest Branch Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Wheaton Way, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miReach Rachel Carson Greenway Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 450 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Northwest Branch Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Rachel Carson Greenway Trail, heading SE.
- 2.1 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
71% dirt27% gravel2% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:55 AMSunset 7:08 PM
More from this trailhead
- Rachel Carson Greenway Viewpoint–Burnt Mills Reservoir, 3 sights 2.2 mi · ▲ 111 ft
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