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Difficulty: DifficultOut and Back
Maryland

Northwest Branch Trail

Silver Spring, Maryland

7.4 mi

Distance

955 ft

Elev. Gain

2h 35m

Est. Time

Out & Back

Route Type

Difficult

Difficulty

About This Trail

Northwest Branch Trail is an out-and-back trail in Montgomery County, Maryland. It is 7.4 miles long. It is in or next to Glenmont, Maryland.

From the trail data on this page.

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:68 ft
Max:106 ft
Gain:291 ft
Loss:291 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 68 ft and 106 ft across 7.4 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.68 ft81 ft93 ft106 ft0.0 mi1.9 mi3.7 mi5.6 mi7.4 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi90 ft
High point3.3 mi106 ft
End7.4 mi90 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Out & Back

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Glenmont, 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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