Rachel Carson Greenway
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The Rachel Carson Greenway is a set of three trails in Central Maryland which is under development as of 2006. The trails will be about 25 miles long when completed. It includes two trails in Nothern Montgomery County, Maryland and and the third trail which is called the Northwest Branch Trail which extends from Eastern Montgomery County to Western Prince Georges County, Maryland.
However, the three trails are not yet connected and one must cross roads or find other means of getting from one trail to the next. The most notable trail is the Northwest Branch Trail which is about 10 miles total and it begins near Wheaton Regional Park in Wheaton, Maryland.
The Northwest Branch Trail (NBT) moves towards Brookside Nature Center and then crosses over Kemp Mill Road into the main portion of the trail system. The bulk of the trail is from Kemp Mill Rd. to Route 29 (Colesville Rd.). However, the trail also continues south of Route 29 and become very beautiful just south of Rt. 29. There are no restrooms in the Northwest Branch Park with the exception of the trailhead in Wheaton Regional.
Two trails make up NBT south of Brookside Nature Center. One trail runs along the west side of the creek and the other along the west side. The trail on the east side of the creek is more difficult and more suited for hiking.
