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Lakeside Trail

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  1. Areas
  2. MD
  3. …Central Maryland
  4. …Gaithersburg, Germantown, and Rockville
  5. Rock Creek Regional Park
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3.3 Miles 5.4 Kilometers


98%

Runnable

202' 61 m

Ascent

-183' -56 m

Descent

2%

Avg Grade (1°)

7%

Max Grade (4°)

359' 109 m

High

309' 94 m

Low

Shared By Luke AT

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“Paved/doubletrack/crushed gravel trail around Lake Bernard Frank.”

— Luke AT
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Features Birding · Fall Colors · Lake · River/Creek · Views · Waterfall · Wildflowers · Wildlife

Description

This is a mixed, paved/crushed/gravel trail that circles Lake Bernard Frank. It can serve as an outing all by itself, or, it can be combined with intersecting trails such as Muncaster Mill Trail, Old Nasty Trail and Sunfish Trail to create longer loops.

Contacts

Land Manager: Montgomery County, MD - Parks

Feb 6, 2019: Montgomery Parks Announces Programming and Operating Hours for Presidents Day Weekend

Feb 3, 2019: Montgomery Parks’ 2019 City Nature Challenge

Jan 31, 2019: Spend Valentine’s Day in the Parks

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  3.0 from 1 vote

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in Rock Creek Regional Park

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#11

in Rock Creek Regional Park

#309

in Maryland

#18,785

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View of reservoir tower
View of reservoir tower
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Crossing of the North Branch of Rock Creek.
Crossing of the North Branch of Rock Creek.
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Lake Frank in the fall.
Lake Frank in the fall.
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