Wooded Area–Rock Creek, 3 lakes
6.7 mi · ▲ 244 ft · 2 hr 21 min
Wooded Area–Rock Creek, 3 lakes is a 6.7-mile out-and-back near Lone Oak, MD. The route passes Wooded Area, water feature 1, Rock Creek and Rock Creek. It is mostly level, with 244 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Wooded Area–Rock Creek, 3 lakes
6.7 mi · ▲ 244 ft · 2 hr 21 min
Elevation 201–375 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Bethesda Trolley Trail · 39.01938, -77.11155
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:55 AM · sunset 7:11 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 359 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Bethesda Trolley Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miPass Wooded Area.
- 0.7 miPass water feature 1.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miPass Rock Creek.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Rock Creek Trail, heading N.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading NW.
- 100 ftPass Rock Creek.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 250 ftReach Wooded Area, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 200 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.8 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Bethesda Trolley Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 6:25 PM for the 7:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:49 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 359 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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