AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Rock Creek Trail

5.8 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 57 min

Rock Creek Trail is a 5.8-mile out-and-back near Garrett Park, MD. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi226 – 259 ft6.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.04069, -77.08656
Nearest town Garrett Park, MD
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Rock Creek Trail

5.8 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 57 min

Elevation 225–259 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.04069, -77.08656

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:07 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 125 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 300 ftTurn right onto Rock Creek Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  6. 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 350 ftBear right, heading NW.
  8. 2.2 miSharp left, heading W.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  10. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  12. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  13. 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
  14. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  15. 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
  16. 0.6 miBear left, heading W.
  17. 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
  18. 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
  19. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  20. 300 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  21. 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-9-km-a96a

Trail surface

51% dirt41% paved4% grass1% boardwalk3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:57 AMSunset 7:07 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 125 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead

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