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
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Muncaster Mill Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Study Pond.
- 250 ftBear left onto Meadow Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 450 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left onto Rocky Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Trail connector, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Muncaster Mill Trail, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Lakeside Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miReach Study Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Muncaster Mill Trail, heading SW.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Trail connector, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Rocky Ridge Trail, heading S.
- 250 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Meadow Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right onto Muncaster Mill Trail, heading NW.
- 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
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