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Aspen Hill Local Park

Rock Creek Trail

5.1 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 1 hr 45 min

Rock Creek Trail is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Aspen Hill Local Park near Viers Mill Village, MD. It is mostly level, with 108 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi236 – 315 ft6.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.05847, -77.08630
Nearest town Viers Mill Village, MD
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Rock Creek Trail

5.1 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 1 hr 45 min

Elevation 235–314 ft

Out & Back · Aspen Hill Local Park

Trailhead: 39.05847, -77.08630

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

Transit-accessible: Veirs Mill Rd at Havard St stop 29 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left onto Matthew Henson Trail, heading SW.
  3. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Rock Creek Trail, heading S.
  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 S.
  13. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  14. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Matthew Henson Trail, heading SE.
  15. 0.3 miTurn 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/rock-creek-trail-out-back-8-km-fd5b

Trail surface

71% paved26% dirt3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:09 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Veirs Mill Rd at Havard St stop 29 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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