AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Rock Creek Trail

5.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Rock Creek Trail is a 5.1-mile out-and-back near Robindale, MD. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi226 – 262 ft5.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Rock Creek Trail 39.06665, -77.10221
Nearest town Robindale, MD
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Rock Creek Trail

5.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Elevation 225–263 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Rock Creek Trail · 39.06665, -77.10221

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

Transit-accessible: Veirs Mill Rd at Aspen Hill Rd stop 320 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Rock Creek Trail, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 0.9 miTurn right, heading E.
  5. 0.6 miBear left, heading S.
  6. 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
  7. 300 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  9. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  10. 0.3 miReach Rock Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  12. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  13. 150 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  14. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  15. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  16. 300 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  17. 350 ftBear right, heading NW.
  18. 1.7 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-8-km-27f1

Trail surface

49% dirt43% paved4% grass1% boardwalk3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:09 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Veirs Mill Rd at Aspen Hill Rd stop 320 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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