Rock Creek Trail
5.9 mi · ▲ 65 ft · 2 hr
Rock Creek Trail is a 5.9-mile out-and-back in Aspen Hill Local Park near Holiday Park, MD. It is mostly level, with 65 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Rock Creek Trail
5.9 mi · ▲ 65 ft · 2 hr
Elevation 235–289 ft
Out & Back · Aspen Hill Local Park
Trailhead: Rock Creek Trail · 39.04581, -77.08773
Weather Sep 22: Heavy rain, high 64°F / low 58° · precip 75% · wind 11 mph · 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.
- 2.1 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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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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