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Cabin John Regional Park

Tadpole Nursery & Cabin John Trail

3.3 mi · ▲ 114 ft · 1 hr 9 min

Tadpole Nursery & Cabin John Trail is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Cabin John Regional Park near Knollwood, MD. The route reaches Tadpole Nursery. It is mostly level, with 114 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi220 – 305 ft3.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Tulip Tree Trail 39.02502, -77.15582
Nearest town Knollwood, MD
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Tadpole Nursery & Cabin John Trail

3.3 mi · ▲ 114 ft · 1 hr 9 min

Elevation 221–306 ft

Out & Back · Cabin John Regional Park

Trailhead: Tulip Tree Trail · 39.02502, -77.15582

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

Transit-accessible: stop 191 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Tulip Tree Trail, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftPass Tadpole Nursery.
  3. 0.1 miBear right onto Cabin John Trail, heading N.
  4. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  6. 0.1 miBear right onto Hawk Ridge Trail, heading NW.
  7. 250 ftContinue straight onto Gooseneck Loop Trail, heading N.
  8. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Cabin John Trail, heading N.
  9. 0.7 miReach Tadpole Nursery, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  11. 250 ftBear left, heading SE.
  12. 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
  13. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  14. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  15. 100 ftSharp right, heading W.
  16. 0.2 miTurn left onto Gooseneck Loop Trail, heading S.
  17. 450 ftContinue straight onto Cabin John Trail, heading SE.
  18. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  19. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  20. 0.2 miBear left onto Tulip Tree Trail, heading S.
  21. 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/tadpole-nursery-cabin-john-trail-out-back-5-km

Trail surface

85% dirt13% paved2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:09 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 191 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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