Tadpole Nursery via Cabin John Trail is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Cabin John Regional Park near Lelands Corner, MD. The route reaches Tadpole Nursery at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It climbs 289 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi184 – 302 ft · steepest grade: 17%3.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.00985, -77.16071
Nearest town Lelands Corner, MD
Directions
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Tadpole Nursery via Cabin John Trail
3.6 mi · ▲ 289 ft · 1 hr 21 min
Elevation 183–301 ft
Out & Back · Cabin John Regional Park
Trailhead: 39.00985, -77.16071
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:55 AM · sunset 7:11 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 156 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 1.5 miTurn left onto Cabin John Trail, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miReach Tadpole Nursery, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 1.7 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 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
62% dirt25% paved13% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:55 AMSunset 7:11 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 6:49 PM for the 7:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:27 PM — 10 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 156 m from the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Cabin John Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 167 ft
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