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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

Conditions

All Clear 95 days ago
Two stream crossings, but the water was low enough to get across History
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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

Jul 30, 2018: Montgomery Parks Foundation and AFI Silver Theatre Team Up to Bring Josiah Henson Documentary to the Big Screen, August 10 & 12

Jul 27, 2018: Montgomery Parks to Reopen Natural Surface Trails Saturday, July 28, 2018

Jul 24, 2018: Montgomery Parks Closes Natural Surface Trails Due to Excessive Rain Fall

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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

#273

in Maryland

#16,785

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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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