Aspen Hill Local Park

Rock Creek Trail

4.5 mi · ▲ 35 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 35 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi236 – 289 ft5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.05743, -77.09171
Nearest town Stoney Brook, MD

Directions

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Rock Creek Trail

4.5 mi · ▲ 35 ft · 1 hr 31 min

Elevation 235–289 ft

Out & Back · Aspen Hill Local Park

Trailhead: 39.05743, -77.09171

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

Transit-accessible: Veirs Mill Rd & Turkey Branch Pkwy stop 347 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 200 ftSharp left onto Matthew Henson Trail, heading SW.
  3. 250 ftContinue straight onto Rock Creek Trail, heading SW.
  4. 1.2 miSharp left, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  6. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  7. 0.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 0.8 miBear right, heading S.
  9. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  10. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  12. 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
  13. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  14. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Matthew Henson Trail, heading NE.
  15. 250 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  16. 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

75% paved21% dirt4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:09 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Veirs Mill Rd & Turkey Branch Pkwy stop 347 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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