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Wooded Area & water feature 1 via Bethesda Trolley Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 111 ft · 55 min

Wooded Area & water feature 1 via Bethesda Trolley Trail is a 2.6-mile out-and-back near Maplewood, MD. The route passes water feature 1 before reaching Wooded Area at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 111 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi243 – 374 ft2.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.00564, -77.09824
Nearest town Maplewood, MD
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Wooded Area & water feature 1 via Bethesda Trolley Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 111 ft · 55 min

Elevation 241–375 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.00564, -77.09824

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

Transit-accessible: Rockville Pk at North Dr stop 98 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  3. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  4. 0.5 miPass water feature 1.
  5. 400 ftContinue straight onto Bethesda Trolley Trail, heading NW.
  6. 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
  7. 100 ftReach Wooded Area, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 1.3 miBear left, heading E.
  9. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  10. 50 ftArrive 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/wooded-area-water-feature-1-out-back-4-km

Trail surface

100% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:55 AMSunset 7:10 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 6:33 PM for the 7:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:39 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Rockville Pk at North Dr stop 98 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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