Rock Creek Trail
6.3 mi · ▲ 118 ft · 2 hr 10 min
Rock Creek Trail is a 6.3-mile out-and-back in Aspen Hill Local Park near Garrett Park, MD. It is mostly level, with 118 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Rock Creek Trail
6.3 mi · ▲ 118 ft · 2 hr 10 min
Elevation 234–289 ft
Out & Back · Aspen Hill Local Park
Trailhead: Rock Creek Trail · 39.04181, -77.08803
Weather Sep 22: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:09 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 80 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Rock Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 2.1 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 1.3 miBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Transit-accessible: stop 80 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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