Rock Creek Regional Park

Study Pond & Muncaster Mill Trail

2.1 mi · ▲ 224 ft · 49 min

Study Pond & Muncaster Mill Trail is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Rock Creek Regional Park near Avery, MD. The route reaches Study Pond. It is mostly level, with 224 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi312 – 417 ft2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.11283, -77.11514
Nearest town Avery, MD

Directions

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Study Pond & Muncaster Mill Trail

2.1 mi · ▲ 224 ft · 49 min

Elevation 311–416 ft

Out & Back · Rock Creek Regional Park

Trailhead: 39.11283, -77.11514

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Muncaster Mill Trail, heading E.
  3. 50 ftPass Study Pond.
  4. 250 ftBear left onto Meadow Trail, heading E.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  7. 450 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  9. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  10. 50 ftBear left onto Rocky Ridge Trail, heading E.
  11. 250 ftContinue straight onto Trail connector, heading S.
  12. 50 ftTurn right onto Muncaster Mill Trail, heading NE.
  13. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  14. 50 ftTurn left onto Lakeside Trail, heading N.
  15. 0.5 miReach Study Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
  17. 50 ftTurn right onto Muncaster Mill Trail, heading SW.
  18. 300 ftTurn left onto Trail connector, heading SW.
  19. 50 ftContinue straight onto Rocky Ridge Trail, heading S.
  20. 250 ftBear right, heading S.
  21. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  22. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  23. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  24. 500 ftTurn left, heading W.
  25. 50 ftTurn right onto Meadow Trail, heading W.
  26. 50 ftBear right onto Muncaster Mill Trail, heading NW.
  27. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

68% dirt27% gravel3% paved2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:09 PM