Rock Creek Trail
4.8 mi · ▲ 38 ft · 1 hr 37 min
Rock Creek Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back near Holiday Park, MD. It is mostly level, with 38 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi233 – 285 ft5.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Rock Creek Trail 39.04581, -77.08773
Nearest town Holiday Park, MD
Directions
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Rock Creek Trail
4.8 mi · ▲ 38 ft · 1 hr 37 min
Elevation 234–285 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Rock Creek Trail · 39.04581, -77.08773
Weather Sep 22: sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:07 PM
Transit-accessible: Dewey Rd & Fernhill Rd stop 34 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Rock Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 2 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 100 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
52% paved44% dirt4% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:57 AMSunset 7:07 PM
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Dewey Rd & Fernhill Rd stop 34 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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