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Washington Grove Forest Preserve - West Woods & Washington Grove Forest Preserve - East Woods via 4th Avenue

1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 20 min

Washington Grove Forest Preserve - West Woods & Washington Grove Forest Preserve - East Woods via 4th Avenue is a 1-mile out-and-back near Washington Grove, MD. The route passes Washington Grove Forest Preserve - East Woods before reaching Washington Grove Forest Preserve - West Woods at the turnaround, 0.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi512 – 528 ft1.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.13716, -77.17770
Nearest town Washington Grove, MD
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Washington Grove Forest Preserve - West Woods & Washington Grove Forest Preserve - East Woods via 4th Avenue

1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 20 min

Elevation 513–530 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.13716, -77.17770

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

Transit-accessible: Washington Grove stop 81 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.2 miBear right onto First Avenue, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftPass Washington Grove Forest Preserve - East Woods.
  4. 450 ftBear left onto The Circle, heading N.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto 4th Avenue, heading N.
  6. 0.2 miReach Washington Grove Forest Preserve - West Woods, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.2 miContinue straight onto The Circle, heading S.
  8. 50 ftBear right onto First Avenue, heading S.
  9. 400 ftBear left, heading SW.
  10. 0.2 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/washington-grove-forest-preserve-west-woods-washington-grove-forest-preserve-east-woods-out-back-via-4th-avenue

Trail surface

70% paved30% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:55 AMSunset 7:11 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:51 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:11 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:38 PM.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Washington Grove stop 81 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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