Rock Creek Trail
5.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 50 min
Rock Creek Trail is a 5.5-mile out-and-back near Garrett Park, 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 – 259 ft6.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Rock Creek Trail 39.04181, -77.08803
Nearest town Garrett Park, MD
Directions
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Rock Creek Trail
5.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 50 min
Elevation 228–259 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Rock Creek Trail · 39.04181, -77.08803
Weather Sep 22: sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:07 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 80 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Rock Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 350 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 2.2 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 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
53% dirt40% paved4% grass3% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:57 AMSunset 7:07 PM
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 80 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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