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Muddy Branch Greenway Trail
Length9 miles (14 km)
LocationMontgomery County, Maryland
TrailheadsC&O Canal at Pennyfield Lock, Potomac Horse Center, Darnestown Road
UseHiking, Biking, equestrianism[1]
Surfacenatural

The Muddy Branch Greenway Trail is a 9 miles (14 km) long natural surface trail that runs from the Potomac River to Darnestown Road in Montgomery County, MD[1] The trail runs near the course of Muddy Branch, a tributary stream of the Potomac River[2] that originates in Gaithersburg, Maryland.

The trail starts at Pennyfield Lock Road near the C&O Canal's Pennyfield Lock, Crosses Muddy Branch and runs through Blockhouse Point Conservation Park, across River Road and on to Esworthy Road. From there, the trail crosses the road and enters Muddy Branch Stream Valley Park and continues in the park until the end at Darnestown Road[2]

Trail sections [3]
Section Name
Section 0 Pennyfield Lock (Potomac River) to River Road
Section 1 River Road to Esworthy Road
Section 2 Esworthy Road to Turkeyfoot Road
Section 3 Turkeyfoot Road to Quince Orchard Road
Section 4 Quince Orchard Road to Rt 28


References

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Muddy Branch
Muddy Branch, crossing under the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, just before emptying into the Potomac River
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMaryland
CountiesMontgomery
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationGaithersburg, MD
MouthPotomac River
 • location
North of Pennyfield Lock, Potomac, MD
 • coordinates
39°03′16″N 77°17′37″W / 39.05444°N 77.29361°W / 39.05444; -77.29361
Length11.9 miles (19.2 km)
  1. ^ a b "Muddy Branch Greenway Trail". Montgomery County Department of Parks. 2019-10-22. Retrieved 2020-10-08.
  2. ^ a b "Montgomery Park Trails". Montgomery County Department of Parks. Retrieved 2020-10-08.
  3. ^ "Maps -- Muddy Branch Alliance". Muddy Branch Alliance. Retrieved 2020-10-08.