Maryland

Muddy Branch Greenway Trail

in Maryland · centroid 17 mi from Washington

Muddy Branch Greenway Trail is hiking trail in Maryland maintained by Muddy Branch Alliance. This page summarises what we have from public sources (OpenStreetMap and trail-association data); always verify current conditions and trail status with the maintaining organisation before heading out.

Muddy Branch Greenway Trail
Photo via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).
States
Maryland
Network
Local (lwn)
Maintained by
Muddy Branch Alliance
Centroid nearest city
Washington, DC · 17 mi · ~30 min drive
Centroid coords
39.0889°, -77.2541°
OSM relation
18728360
From Wikipedia: The Muddy Branch Greenway Trail is a 12 miles (19 km) long natural surface trail that runs from the Potomac River to Malcolm King Park in Montgomery County, MD. The trail runs near the course of Muddy Branch, a tributary stream of the Potomac River that originates in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Excerpt from the Wikipedia article on Muddy Branch Greenway Trail, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Plan your hike

Practical notes

Maps + permits: long-distance trails like this often require permits for through-hiking, backcountry camping, or specific sections (especially in National Parks). Check with the maintaining organisation listed above and the relevant land manager before booking travel.

Water + supplies: water sources vary seasonally on most U.S. trails. Carry a filter and consult current trail-condition reports — through-hiker journals (PCT-L, AT Reddit, etc.) and the maintaining organisation publish regular updates.

When to go: hiking seasons vary widely with elevation, latitude, and snowpack. Through-hikers traditionally start the AT in March-April (Springer northbound) and the PCT in late April (Campo northbound). High-elevation western trails (CDT, JMT, Wonderland) generally aren't passable until July.

If you've hiked Muddy Branch Greenway Trail and have current notes (water sources, trail closures, permit changes), tell us at /contact — we update pages as we learn.

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Sources

Public data + curation

Trail data on this page is compiled from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), the maintaining organisation's public-facing materials, and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA where excerpts are quoted). Distance, terminus, and descriptive text for nationally-designated trails are hand-curated from federal land-manager websites and trail-association sources. We do not modify the underlying data; this page presents what is already publicly recorded. To suggest corrections, see our methodology page.