Wakefield Valley Trail Park

Wakefield Valley Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 53 min

Wakefield Valley Trail is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Wakefield Valley Trail Park near Avondale Run, MD. It is mostly level, with 107 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi597 – 666 ft2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Wakefield Valley Trail 39.56877, -77.02307
Nearest town Avondale Run, MD

Directions

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Wakefield Valley Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 53 min

Elevation 596–664 ft

Out & Back · Wakefield Valley Trail Park

Trailhead: Wakefield Valley Trail · 39.56877, -77.02307

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:55 AM · sunset 7:10 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Wakefield Valley Trail, heading NE.
  2. 1.3 miReach Wakefield Valley Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 1.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

98% paved2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:55 AMSunset 7:10 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 6:32 PM for the 7:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead