Aspen Hill Local Park

Rock Creek Trail

3.5 mi · ▲ 39 ft · 1 hr 11 min

Rock Creek Trail is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Aspen Hill Local Park near Rock Creek Village, MD. It is mostly level, with 39 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi236 – 289 ft4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Rock Creek Trail Connector 39.07565, -77.10276
Nearest town Rock Creek Village, MD

Directions

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Rock Creek Trail

3.5 mi · ▲ 39 ft · 1 hr 11 min

Elevation 235–289 ft

Out & Back · Aspen Hill Local Park

Trailhead: Rock Creek Trail Connector · 39.07565, -77.10276

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

Transit-accessible: Busstop #Geog301 stop 514 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Rock Creek Trail Connector, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left onto Rock Creek Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
  4. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  5. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  7. 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 1.2 miSharp left, heading NW.
  11. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  12. 0.3 miTurn right onto Rock Creek Trail Connector, heading NW.
  13. 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 surface

69% paved26% dirt5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:09 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Busstop #Geog301 stop 514 m from the trailhead

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