AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

North Branch Stream Valley Park

Upper Rock Creek Trail

4.1 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 1 hr 25 min

Upper Rock Creek Trail is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in North Branch Stream Valley Park near Rolling Knolls, MD. It is mostly level, with 108 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi433 – 535 ft4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: North Branch Trail 39.18165, -77.11177
Nearest town Rolling Knolls, MD
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Upper Rock Creek Trail

4.1 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 1 hr 25 min

Elevation 432–536 ft

Out & Back · North Branch Stream Valley Park

Trailhead: North Branch Trail · 39.18165, -77.11177

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

Bikes allowed on the whole route

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 1.3 miTurn right onto Upper Rock Creek Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.6 miSharp right, heading NW.
  4. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 2 miArrive 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/upper-rock-creek-trail-out-back-7-km-3a4b

Trail surface

90% dirt7% paved3% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 6:55 AMSunset 7:11 PM

Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route

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