Montgomery County - The Rest
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Maps:

• Topo! Mid-Atlantic by National Geographic.

• http://www.montgomeryparks.org/PPSD/ParkTrails/trail_maps.shtm - most county land with hiking trails have printable color *.pdf maps here.

• For Azalea Garden: http://www.wssc.dst.md.us/ - and type "azalea garden" in search.  The area may be closed in the non-bloom times.
• http://www.rockvillemd.gov/croydoncreek/index.html - the Croydon Creek park belonging to the city of Rockville, has a map here.
• PATC Map D: Trails of the Potomac Gorge Area and the Cabin John Trail, Ed. 4, 2004
• The Potomac River and the C&O Canal  Five Colorful  Strip Maps.  Georgetown to Opequion Creek, Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin, Kevin C. Flynn, 1996

Books:

• Towpath Guide to the C & O Canal.  Thomas F. Hanh.  Ed. 15, 1999. 
• Hikes in the Washington Region, Part A: Montgomery & Frederick Counties, by PATC.  Ed. 4, 2001

Note: newer editions of these books are probably available at this point.

 

Hike 1.  Old Anglers Inn - Great Falls

 

Club: Capital Club with Mark Tune leading.  Later - my scouting

Date: 03/14/2003; 03/18/2007

Parking: good

Topo! Mid-Atlantic Trace: OldAnglersInn_GreatFalls_MoonlightHike_GPS20030314.tpo; OldAnglersInn_GreatFalls_GPS20070318.tpo

Universal GPX format from Topo!: OldAnglersInn_GreatFalls_MoonlightHike_GPS20030314_tpo.gpx; OldAnglersInn_GreatFalls_GPS20070318_tpo.gpx

GPS TrackMaker Trace: OldAnglersInn_GreatFalls_MoonlightHike_GPS20030314.gtm; OldAnglersInn_GreatFalls_GPS20070318.gtm

Garmin MapSource Trace: OldAnglersInn_GreatFalls_GPS20070318.gdb

Google Earth Trace: OldAnglersInn_GreatFalls_GPS20070318.kmz

Photo Album: OldAnglersInn_GreatFalls_GPS20070318; CAndOCanal_MoonlightHikeToTheGreatFalls_20101119

Note: Great Falls in the Moonlight are amazing.  Capital Club does this hike periodically.  Don't miss.

 

 

Hike 2.  Brighton Dam: Azalea Garden - Rachel Carson Conservation Park

 

Club: My scouting

Date: 05/29/2005

Parking: both good

Topo! Mid-Atlantic Trace: BrightonDamAzaleaGarden_RachelCarsonCP_GPS20050529.tpo

Universal GPX format from Topo!: BrightonDamAzaleaGarden_RachelCarsonCP_GPS20050529_tpo.gpx

GPS TrackMaker Trace: BrightonDamAzaleaGarden_RachelCarsonCP_GPS20050529.gtm

Note: No elevation profile for the Azalea Garden, since it's relatively small

 

 

Hike 3.  Rachel Carson Conservation Park

 

Club: My scouting.

Date: 09/24/2006

Parking: good

Topo! Mid-Atlantic Trace: RachelCarsonCP_GPS20060924.tpo

Universal GPX format from Topo!: RachelCarsonCP_GPS20060924_tpo.gpx

Description File: RachelCarsonCP_GPS20060924.doc

GPS TrackMaker Trace: RachelCarsonCP_GPS20060924.gtm

Garmin MapSource Trace: RachelCarsonCP_GPS20060924.gdb

Photo Album: RachelCarsonCP_GPS20060924

 

 

Hike 4.  Little Seneca Lake and Boyd's

 

Club: MWROP, Paul Elliott leading

Date: 05/15/2007

Parking: good.

Topo! Mid-Atlantic Trace: LittleSenecaLake_Boyds_GPS20070515.tpo

Universal GPX format from Topo!: LittleSenecaLake_Boyds_GPS20070515.tpo

GPS TrackMaker Trace: LittleSenecaLake_Boyds_GPS20070515.gtm

Garmin MapSource Trace: LittleSenecaLake_Boyds_GPS20070515.gdb

Google Earth Trace: LittleSenecaLake_Boyds_GPS20070515.kmz

Photo Album: LittleSenecaLake_Boyds_GPS20070515

 

 

Hike 5.  Great Falls - Gold Mine Loop

 

Club: I believe it was the Center Club.

Date: 01/03/2009

Parking: on the curb of the River Road

Topo! Mid-Atlantic Trace: GreatFalls_GoldMineLoop_GPS20090103.tpo

Universal GPX format from Topo!: GreatFallsMD_GoldMineLoop_BillyGoatTrA_GPS20100221_tpo.gpx

GPS TrackMaker Trace: GreatFalls_GoldMineLoop_GPS20090103.gtm

Garmin MapSource Trace: GreatFalls_GoldMineLoop_GPS20090103.gdb

Universal GPS Format: GreatFalls_GoldMineLoop_GPS20090103.gpx

Photo Album: GreatFalls_GoldMineLoop_GPS20090103

Notes: There is actually a little bit of gold in this area - not enough to make it commercially viable though.

 

Hike 6.  Croydon Creek

 

Club: My Scouting

Date: 04/17/2009

Parking: good, near the nature center.

Topo! Mid-Atlantic Trace: CroydonCreek_GPS20090417.tpo

Universal GPX format from Topo!: CroydonCreek_GPS20090417_tpo.gpx

GPS TrackMaker Trace: CroydonCreek_GPS20090417.gtm

Universal GPS Format: CroydonCreek_GPS20090417.gpx

Notes: Nice little park belonging to the city of Rockville near the Glenview Mansion, Fitzgerald Theater, 2 Cemeteries, and the Rock Creek Park.  Has house ruins, an overlook, several bridges.  Several hills

 

Hike 7.  Croydon Creek

 

Club: My Scouting

Date: 09/23/2009

Parking: good, near the nature center.

Topo! Mid-Atlantic Trace: CroydonCreek_GPS20090923.tpo

Universal GPX format from Topo!: CroydonCreek_GPS20090923_tpo.gpx

GPS TrackMaker Trace: CroydonCreek_GPS20090923.gtm

Garmin MapSource Trace: CroydonCreek_GPS20090923.gdb

 

Hike 8.  Brighton Dam: Azalea Garden, Triadelphia Reservoir

 

Club: My Scouting

Date: 05/09/2009

Parking: Both places good parking.  3d place there was no parking and the trail was closed so we retraced.  On the second parking there is a boat launch.

Topo! Mid-Atlantic Trace: BrightonDamAzaleaGarden_TriadelphiaReservoir_GPS20090509.tpo

Universal GPX format from Topo!: BrightonDamAzaleaGarden_TriadelphiaReservoir_GPS20090509_tpo.gpx

GPS TrackMaker Trace: BrightonDamAzaleaGarden_TriadelphiaReservoir_GPS20090509.gtm

Photo Album: BrightonDamAzaleaGarden_TriadelphiaReservoir_GPS20090509;  BrightonDamAzaleaGarden_20100429

Notes: Azalea garden when azaleas are in bloom is one of the prettiest places around

 

Hike 9.  Agricultural History Farm

 

Club: My Scouting

Date: 10/01/2009

Parking: good

Topo! Mid-Atlantic Trace: AgriculturalHistoryFarm_GPS20091001.tpo

Universal GPX format from Topo!: AgriculturalHistoryFarm_GPS20091001_tpo.gpx

GPS TrackMaker Trace: AgriculturalHistoryFarm_GPS20091001.gtm

Garmin MapSource Trace: AgriculturalHistoryFarm_GPS20091001.gdb

Photo Album: AgriculturalHistoryFarm_GPS20091001

Notes: there is an old museum of farming equipment on the property.

 

Hike 10.  Patuxent River State Park East

 

Club: My scouting with Misha.

Date: 01/09/2010

Parking: Good

Topo! Mid-Atlantic Trace: PatuxentRiverSPEast_GPS20100109.tpo

Universal GPX format from Topo!: PatuxentRiverSPEast_GPS20100109_tpo.gpx

Description File: PatuxentRiverSPEast_GPS20100109.docx

GPS TrackMaker Trace: PatuxentRiverSPEast_GPS20100109.gtm

Garmin MapSource Trace: PatuxentRiverSPEast_GPS20100109.gdb

Photo Album: PatuxentRiverSPEast_GPS20100109

Notes: there are a several Patuxent State Parks in different counties in MD.  This one is North-West of the Triadelphia Reservoir in the headwaters of the Patuxent River.

Warnings: Lots of hunting.