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Rock Creek Hiker-Biker Trail M U 1 of 3 N C A S TE ROCK CREEK HIKER/BIKER TRAIL R M IL L RD NORBECK RD Needwood Visitor Center to Norbeck = 2 mi. Norbeck to Viers Mill = 2.5 mi. UPDATED: AUG12 G E O R G IA A VIERS MILL RD VE LAYHILL RD I-270 R D H C CONNECTICUTT AVE CONNECTICUTT A UNIVERSITY BLVD E B NEEDWOOD RD M 2 UN CAS I-495 TER MIL L R EAS D T ROUTE 355 WES T HWY L Lake AKE N Rock Creek EEDWOOD DR Needwood MD Regional DC Park N L E D (See Rock Creek I S W Regional Park AVERY RD O D EA Trail Map for Local 1 4 M Trails) North Branch Stream Valley 3 Park (See Lake Frank Trail Map for Local Trails) Lake Bernard Frank A L N W A L H T U GUDE DR EAST O S BAUER RD BEL PRE RD NORBECK RD AVERY RD Redgate Municipal Earle B. Wood P Middle School Golf Course A R K V Wood Civic A Local L E Park Center R A D R RD L UE Park N A PA B NS EE GR Rockville High FLINT ROCK RD School RUSSETT RD BALTIMORE RD Meadow Hall 1ST ST Elem. School Trail Features Hard Surface Trail Use caution Accessible Trail Connector crossing road trails The Rock Creek Trail is a 14.5 mile hard surface trail starting in Rock Creek Regional Park and continues along the stream valley all the way Natural Surface Trail Steep Slope Parking Bathrooms into Washington D.C. meeting the Potomac River at Georgetown. Trail Connector Parklands & Topo Drinking Phone Picnic Area 1 Needwood Visitors Center 3 Meadowside Nature Center Water Streams & Water 2 Needwood Mansion 4 Smith Environmental Education Center Please Note: Trail Connectors are shown solely for neighborhood access. They are not part of the main park trail Trail Issues: Service Center 301.670.8080 system, are not signed and are not maintained to park standards. [email protected] Emergency: Park Police 301.949.3010 www.MontgomeryTrails.org 0 miles 1/4 1/2 Non-emergency: Park Manager 301.948-5053 M U 2 of 3 N C A S TE ROCK CREEK HIKER/BIKER TRAIL R M IL L R NORBECK RD Norbeck to Viers Mill = 2.5mi. Viers Mill to Randolph = 2mi. UPDATED: AUG12 D Randolph to Strathmore = 2.75mi. G E O FLINT ROCK RD R Meadow Hall G IA D A R Elementary RUSSETT RD VE E VIERS MILL RD R O School IM B T LAYHILL RD AL SLOAN ST DRAKE DR I-270 CONNECTICUTT AVE CONNECTICUTT GEORGIA AVEUNIVERSITY BLVD TWINBROOK PKWY D O LINTHICUM ST W L A I-495 I S D EAS R T ROUTE 355 WES VIE Rock T HWY RS M ILL R Creek D - MD RT ORIENTAL ST ASPEN HILL RD E DC 586 Stream E Valley V A C Park Aspen Hill I T C Local Park R A Mathew Henson State BALTIC AVE Park ADRIAN ST HALPINE RD Twinbrook Metro ADRIAN ST Station D R R O N AY G 5 8 RD K O 1 E O R T B R E - G D E E V A A T L D S U R R E C T I N R T U O H C N Y E A C N G H A N R O RANDOLPH RD L E C S P A R D R D K R L E S D A R MACON RD W E O W N H D E G Y R R N I D K C Viers Mill White Flint O Elementary Metro R School Station B Dewey O K PKW ILING BROO Y Local Park LA ASHLEY DR D N Viers R ROCKVILLE PIKE - RTE 355 OLSO K NICH R D Mill A R P N E R Local T L O T G K E Y OLD GEORGETOWN RD White EB Park R Y R IV A Flint A G V Mall E DEWEY RD SC H BEACH DR U D E Y R V L D A K L Y IL E L L F R E R N V D A E W D EXFOR W D DR STRATHMORE AVE LAWRENCE AVE Please Note: Trail Connectors are shown solely for neighborhood access. They are not part of the main park trail Trail Issues: Service Center 301.670.8080 system, are not signed and are not maintained to park standards. [email protected] Emergency: Park Police 301.949.3010 www.MontgomeryTrails.org 0 miles 1/4 1/2 Non-emergency: Park Manager 301.905-3045 M U 3 of 3 N C A S TE ROCK CREEK HIKER/BIKER TRAIL R M IL L R NORBECK RD Strathmore to Conn. Ave = 3 mi. Conn. Ave to Western Ave = 4 mi. UPDATED: AUG12 D G L E MORE AVE AWR E O STRATH DECATUR AVEENCE AV R G IA A VIERS MILL RD VE GEORGIA AVE Strathmore Hall Arts Center VD L LAYHILL RD Ken-Gar B Y IT I-270 Pallisades S R PLYERS MILL RD E IV 1 N U AVE CONNECTICUTT UNIVERSITY BLVD KNOWLES AVE Grosvenor Strathmore M E TR Metro O P I-495 O L IT A EAS N T BROOKFIELD RD A ROUTE 355 WES VE T HWY A BEACH DR E L V WESTBROOK LA A N MD A CLEARBROOK LA DC M R T I E K M C TU PARKWOOD DR M U S Kensington 1 Historic Railroad Culvert 3 At the county line the trail continues Parkwood into Washington, D.C. along Beach Dr. Elementary 2 Train Trestle Bridge. This bridge was meeting the Potomac River at the opened to trail users in May, 2003. base of Georgetown. For more maps Incorporated into the new design, & information visit the National Park FRANKLIN ST SAUL RD P A pair of observation decks provide Service website at: R K SUMMIT AVE RTE I - 270 W spectacular treetop views from 70' htpp://www.nps.gov/rocr/ O O above Rock Creek. D D R SAUL RD E V R A D T K U RD O N IC LE T O G C R FOREST E Mormon B Y N Temple of E N N O B Washington O CEDAR LA C E X T SEMINARY RD H S C I A LL CULVER ST B D L B A R E R R D O R L L L A R D D N A EL Walter Reed C R A I P Army Institute I TO of Research L B EL TW WISCONSIN AVE- RTE 355 AY - R TE 49 5 Rock Creek National Uniformed D R Institute E Services Stream L Woodend IL of Health University V Nature Valley K of Health O Navy Center O R Medical Services Park B Center MICHIGAN AVE J D O R Medical N E il) L E 2 L ra I D T S JONES BRIDGE R t V Center S en M sc N I O re L Metro C T l L o T it R p Y a L C D ture (fu il GRUBB RD Tra CONNECTICUT AVE h nc ra B n A w BATTERY L o t B e E rg A o C e H G D R VI Meadowbrook OLD GEORGETOWN RD E Riding Stables Montgomery County District of Columbia 410 - RTE ST HWY 3 Bethesda EAST WE Metro Center Please Note: Trail Connectors are shown solely for neighborhood access. They are not part of the main park trail Trail Issues: Service Center 301.670.8080 system, are not signed and are not maintained to park standards. [email protected] Emergency: Park Police 301.949.3010 www.MontgomeryTrails.org 0 miles 1/4 1/2 Non-emergency: Park Manager 301.650-2629.
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