Wheaton Way

3.6 mi · ▲ 193 ft · 1 hr 18 min

Wheaton Way is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Wheaton Regional Park near Meadowood, MD. It is mostly level, with 193 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi253 – 400 ft4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Rachel Carson Greenway Trail Connector 39.05910, -77.00616

Nearest town Meadowood, MD

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Wheaton Way

3.6 mi · ▲ 193 ft · 1 hr 18 min

Elevation 254–402 ft

Out & Back · Wheaton Regional Park

Trailhead: Rachel Carson Greenway Trail Connector · 39.05910, -77.00616

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

Start on Rachel Carson Greenway Trail Connector, heading NW.
0.2 miTurn left onto Rachel Carson Greenway Trail, heading SW.
0.7 miTurn right onto Northwest Branch Trail, heading SW.
0.4 miTurn left onto Wheaton Way, heading SW.
0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
450 ftTurn left, heading SE.
0.2 miReach Wheaton Way, then turn around and head back the way you came.
0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
450 ftBear left, heading NE.
0.3 miTurn right onto Northwest Branch Trail, heading W.
0.4 miTurn left onto Rachel Carson Greenway Trail, heading SE.
0.7 miTurn right onto Rachel Carson Greenway Trail Connector, heading SE.
50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

48% gravel47% dirt5% paved

Weather

6:55 AM7:10 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:50 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:10 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:37 PM.

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