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Aspen Hill Local Park

Rock Creek Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 49 min

Rock Creek Trail is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Aspen Hill Local Park near Robindale, MD. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi246 – 289 ft2.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Rock Creek Trail 39.06665, -77.10221
Nearest town Robindale, MD
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Rock Creek Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 49 min

Elevation 245–289 ft

Out & Back · Aspen Hill Local Park

Trailhead: Rock Creek Trail · 39.06665, -77.10221

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

Transit-accessible: Veirs Mill Rd at Aspen Hill Rd stop 320 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Rock Creek Trail, heading SW.
  2. 0.3 miSharp left, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  4. 0.2 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 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  10. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/rock-creek-trail-out-back-4-km-a90f

Trail surface

96% paved4% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:09 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Veirs Mill Rd at Aspen Hill Rd stop 320 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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