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Aspen Hill Local Park

Rock Creek Trail

2 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 42 min

Rock Creek Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back in Aspen Hill Local Park near Aspen Hill Park, MD. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi253 – 289 ft2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.06919, -77.10458
Nearest town Aspen Hill Park, MD
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Rock Creek Trail

2 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 42 min

Elevation 252–289 ft

Out & Back · Aspen Hill Local Park

Trailhead: 39.06919, -77.10458

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

Transit-accessible: Veirs Mill Rd at Aspen Hill Rd stop 45 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 250 ftBear right onto Rock Creek Trail, heading NW.
  4. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  5. 0.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 0.8 miBear right, heading SE.
  7. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  8. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 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/rock-creek-trail-out-back-3-km-28d4

Trail surface

95% paved5% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:09 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Veirs Mill Rd at Aspen Hill Rd stop 45 m from the trailhead

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