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Lake Whetstone Loop route map
Difficulty: EasyLoop
Maryland

Lake Whetstone Loop

Montgomery Village, Maryland

1.6 mi

Distance

82 ft

Elev. Gain

32m

Est. Time

Loop

Route Type

Easy

Difficulty

About This Trail

Lake Whetstone Loop is a loop trail in Montgomery County, Maryland. It is 1.6 miles long. It is in or next to Gaithersburg, Maryland.

From the trail data on this page.

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:114 ft
Max:120 ft
Gain:25 ft
Loss:25 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 114 ft and 120 ft across 1.6 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.114 ft116 ft118 ft120 ft0.0 mi0.4 mi0.8 mi1.2 mi1.6 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi118 ft
High point0.5 mi120 ft
End1.6 mi118 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Loop

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Gaithersburg, MD · in or next to town
County:
Montgomery County, MD

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: May 23, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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Path geometry came from our pre-launch legacy database. Routes have not yet been re-verified against the operator and may differ from the actual trail.

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