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Aspen Hill Local Park

Rock Creek Trail

4.3 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 1 hr 28 min

Rock Creek Trail is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Aspen Hill Local Park near Rock Creek Village, MD. It is mostly level, with 56 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi236 – 289 ft5.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Rock Creek Trail 39.08306, -77.10863
Nearest town Rock Creek Village, MD
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Rock Creek Trail

4.3 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 1 hr 28 min

Elevation 235–289 ft

Out & Back · Aspen Hill Local Park

Trailhead: Rock Creek Trail · 39.08306, -77.10863

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

  1. Start on Rock Creek Trail, heading SE.
  2. 0.8 miBear right, heading SE.
  3. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  4. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  5. 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  6. 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 1.2 miSharp left, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  11. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  12. 0.6 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-7-km-7841

Trail surface

74% paved22% dirt4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:09 PM

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