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Cabin John Regional Park

Tadpole Nursery via Cabin John Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 111 ft · 41 min

Tadpole Nursery via Cabin John Trail is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Cabin John Regional Park near Scotland, MD. The route reaches Tadpole Nursery. It is mostly level, with 111 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi217 – 305 ft2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.03268, -77.15271
Nearest town Scotland, MD
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Tadpole Nursery via Cabin John Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 111 ft · 41 min

Elevation 216–304 ft

Out & Back · Cabin John Regional Park

Trailhead: 39.03268, -77.15271

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:55 AM · sunset 7:11 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 446 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 100 ftTurn left onto Cabin John Trail, heading NW.
  3. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Gooseneck Loop Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Hawk Ridge Trail, heading SW.
  5. 250 ftBear left onto Cabin John Trail, heading SE.
  6. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  7. 0.2 miPass Tadpole Nursery.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 400 ftTurn right onto Tulip Tree Trail, heading S.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  11. 300 ftReach Tadpole Nursery, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 400 ftTurn left, heading S.
  13. 350 ftTurn right onto Cabin John Trail, heading W.
  14. 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
  15. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  16. 0.1 miBear right onto Hawk Ridge Trail, heading N.
  17. 300 ftContinue straight onto Gooseneck Loop Trail, heading NE.
  18. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Cabin John Trail, heading NE.
  19. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  20. 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/tadpole-nursery-tadpole-nursery-out-back-3-km

Trail surface

91% dirt6% paved1% boardwalk2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:55 AMSunset 7:11 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 446 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Scotland, Maryland