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.  Great Falls,  Maryland, Gold Mine Loop, Billy Goat Trail - Section A

 

Club: Jim leading for Meetup

Date: 02/21/2010

Parking: on the other side of the Old Angler's Inn.  Lots of parking.

Topo! Mid-Atlantic Trace: GreatFallsMD_GoldMineLoop_BillyGoatTrA_GPS20100221.tpo

Universal GPX format from Topo!: GreatFallsMD_GoldMineLoop_BillyGoatTrA_GPS20100221_tpo.gpx

GPS TrackMaker Trace: GreatFallsMD_GoldMineLoop_BillyGoatTrA_GPS20100221.gtm

Garmin MapSource Trace: GreatFallsMD_GoldMineLoop_BillyGoatTrA_GPS20100221.gdb

Universal GPS Format: GreatFalls_GoldMineLoop_GPS20090103.gpx

Photo Album: GreatFallsMD_GoldMineLoop_BillyGoatTrA_GPS20100221

Notes: in snow consider snowshoes for the Gold Mine Loop and the C&O Canal.

Warnings: don't do Billy Goat Trail Loop A in high water or snow - the trail will be closed and it will be dangerous to do it anyway.

 

Hike 2.  Rachel Carson Conservation Park_GPS20100404

 

Club: my scouting

Date: 04/04/2010

Parking: great

Topo! Mid-Atlantic Trace: RachelCarsonCP_GPS20100404.tpo

Universal GPX format from Topo!: RachelCarsonCP_GPS20100404_tpo.gpx

Description File: RachelCarsonCP_GPS20100404.docx

GPS TrackMaker Trace: RachelCarsonCP_GPS20100404.gtm

Garmin MapSource Trace: RachelCarsonCP_GPS20100404.gdb

Universal GPS Format: RachelCarsonCP_GPS20100404.gpx

Photo Album: RachelCarsonCP_GPS20100404\RachelCarsonCP_GPS20100404

 

 

Hike 3.  Blue Marsh Trail System

 

Club: my scouting with Pasha

Date: 07/10/2010

Parking: good in both places

Topo! Mid-Atlantic Trace: BlueMarshTrailSystem_GPS20100710.tpo

Universal GPX format from Topo!: BlockhousePt_StupaPk_GPS10110130_tpo.gpx

GPS TrackMaker Trace: BlueMarshTrailSystem_GPS20100710.gtm

Garmin MapSource Trace: BlueMarshTrailSystem_GPS20100710.gdb

Universal GPS Format: BlueMarshTrailSystem_GPS20100710.gpx

Warnings: areas are grassy.  There may be ticks and mosquitoes.

 

 

Hike 4.  Little Bennett Regional Park

 

Club: my scouting with Ryan

Date: 11/10/2011

Parking: good

Topo! Mid-Atlantic Trace: LittleBennettRP_GPS20101110.tpo

Universal GPX format from Topo!: LittleBennettRP_GPS20101110_tpo.gpx

GPS TrackMaker Trace: LittleBennettRP_GPS20101110.gtm

Garmin MapSource Trace: LittleBennettRP_GPS20101110.gdb

Universal GPS Format: LittleBennettRP_GPS20101110.gpx

Photo Album: LittleBennettRP_GPS20101110