Rock Creek Trail
4.5 mi · ▲ 36 ft · 1 hr 31 min
Rock Creek Trail is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Aspen Hill Local Park near Stoney Brook, MD. It is mostly level, with 36 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
4.5 mi · ▲ 36 ft · 1 hr 31 min
Elevation 235–289 ft
Out & Back · Aspen Hill Local Park
Trailhead: 39.05908, -77.09232
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:09 PM
Transit-accessible: Veirs Mill Rd & Turkey Branch Pkwy stop 277 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Matthew Henson Trail, heading SW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Rock Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 1.2 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Matthew Henson Trail, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 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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Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Veirs Mill Rd & Turkey Branch Pkwy stop 277 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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