Chris's Trail
Chris's Trail is a historic site in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 145 m. Carroll County Highpoint stands 344 m to the northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Loch Raven Reservoir Watershed Corner, a historic site 0.4 miles away. Horses and Hounds Scenic Byway passes 0.8 miles off. 35 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Inscription
- Chris's Trail In grateful acknowledgement for the years of trail building and maintenance 2021
What to expect
How to reach it
- 0.8 mi off the Horses and Hounds Scenic Byway
- 4.0 mi off the Baltimore's Historic Charles Street, National
- 5.0 mi off the Falls Road
- 9.3 mi off the Mason and Dixon Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Overshot Point · 1 mi
- Loch Raven Dam · 4 mi
- Ma & Pa Trestle · 4 mi
- Lochmoor Common · 5 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Fire Museum of Maryland: 3.5 mi
- National Electronics Museum: 4.0 mi
- System Source Computer Museum: 4.1 mi
- National Lacrosse Hall of Fame and Museum: 4.7 mi
- Aigburth Vale: 5.2 mi
- Loch Raven Reservoir Watershed Corner: 0.4 mi
- Ruins of an old mill: 0.4 mi
- Merryman Estate: 0.7 mi
- Merryman Ice House: 0.7 mi
- Pasture: 0.7 mi
- Warren Manor Local Open Space: 2.0 mi
- Willowbrook Local Open Space: 2.1 mi
- Glenmoore Local Open Space: 2.5 mi
- Warren Place Park: 2.8 mi
- Hunt Ridge Local Open Space: 3.3 mi
- Siphnean Landscape: 4.0 mi
- To Leah I: 4.0 mi
- To Leah IV, 1974: 4.0 mi
- Spirit of Renaissance: 4.5 mi
- Maryland in Blue and Gray: 4.6 mi
- UME Master Gardener Learning Garden: 2.5 mi
- Great Terrace: 3.5 mi
- Parterres: 3.6 mi
- Children's Garden: 4.1 mi
- Avalon Courtyard 2: 4.5 mi
- Northampton Furnace: 2.1 mi
- Willow Grove Barn: 4.1 mi
- Spring House: 4.1 mi
- Ma & Pa Railroad Abutment: 4.8 mi
- Dinner Theatre: 5.1 mi
- County Home Park: 1.8 mi
- Stratford Pumping Facility: 2.0 mi
- Mays Chapel Village Open Space: 3.0 mi
- Briar Knoll Homeowners Association: 3.2 mi
- Mays Chapel North Open Space: 3.5 mi
- Midridge: 1.9 mi
- Westridge: 2.1 mi
- Tom's Hill: 3.0 mi
- Hugh's Hill: 3.1 mi
- Abell Ridge: 4.4 mi
- Nordic Grove: 5.1 mi
- Pecos Tent: 5.1 mi
- Timber Tent: 5.2 mi
- Etting Park: Hope Garden: 11.4 mi
- Hills Grove Picnic Area: 14.9 mi
- Loch Raven Cliffs: 2.8 mi
- Old Quarry: 4.1 mi
- Setters Formation: 4.1 mi
- Balancing Reservoir Spillway: 4.2 mi
- \: 7.0 mi
- Round Falls: 10.3 mi
- failed mill dam: 12.7 mi
- McKeldin Falls: 17.7 mi
- Kilgore Falls: 17.9 mi
- Cascade Falls: 17.9 mi
- Marble Springs: 4.2 mi
- Mountain Pass Spring: 10.1 mi
- Crises Spring: 10.2 mi
- Miami Beach: 16.2 mi
- Belcamp Beach: 19.0 mi
- Daniels: 15.9 mi
- Hawkins Point Light: 18.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Chris's Trail. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carroll County Highpoint | NW 314° | 344 m | 24.5 mi |
| Beecher Hill | NW 322° | 324 m | 23.4 mi |
| Saubel Hill | NNW 331° | 277 m | 23.7 mi |
| Spook Hill | NNW 330° | 233 m | 13.5 mi |
| Ivy Hill | W 263° | 200 m | 4.4 mi |
| Oregon Ridge | WNW 286° | 191 m | 5.2 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | SW 223° | 169 m | 16.1 mi |
| The Bunker | W 267° | 157 m | 15.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:43 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 19:57 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:30 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:04 | 16:47 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 37 | 44 | 55 | 64 | 73 | 78 | 75 | 68 | 57 | 48 | 39 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cylburn, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/8988190520
Day trips start here
- Cockeysville · 3 mi
- Timonium · 3 mi
- Baltimore County · 5 mi
- Sparks Glencoe · 5 mi
- Towson · 5 mi
- Baltimore/North Baltimore · 8 mi
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