Rock Creek Trail
4.3 mi · ▲ 30 ft · 1 hr 27 min
Rock Creek Trail is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Aspen Hill Local Park near Franklin Park, MD. It is mostly level, with 30 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: Unnamed 39.05670, -77.09401
Nearest town Franklin Park, MD
Directions
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Rock Creek Trail
4.3 mi · ▲ 30 ft · 1 hr 27 min
Elevation 237–289 ft
Out & Back · Aspen Hill Local Park
Trailhead: 39.05670, -77.09401
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:09 PM
Transit-accessible: Randolph Rd at Gaynor Rd stop 304 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Rock Creek Trail, heading N.
- 1.2 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 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
74% paved22% dirt4% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:09 PM
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Randolph Rd at Gaynor Rd stop 304 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
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