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Red Run Greenway Park & Trail

Red Run Greenway Park & Trail from directly overhead

Red Run Greenway Park & Trail is a nature reserve in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 170 m. Carroll County Highpoint stands 344 m to the north-northwest, 21 miles off. Falls Road passes 4.0 miles off. 29 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Public land held for as a greenway, a type of nature reserve with potential for trails

What to expect

Operated by
Baltimore County Department of Recreation and Parks

How to reach it

Coordinates39.41973, -76.80419

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Central Park: 0.9 mi
  • Rider Mill Local Open Space: 1.0 mi
  • Summer Woods Local Open Space: 1.1 mi
  • Allyson Gardens Local Open Space: 1.4 mi
  • Suburbia Local Open Space: 1.5 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
Museums
Gardens
  • Trish Harper Graduation Garden: 6.8 mi
  • Kids Garden: 7.9 mi
  • Pollinator Garden: 7.9 mi
  • John L. Clark Honors Garden: 8.1 mi
  • Community Garden: 8.2 mi
Attractions: 48
Peaks: 29
Picnic sites: 17
  • Pickall Area: 8.1 mi
  • Nordic Grove: 8.2 mi
  • Timber Tent: 8.2 mi
  • Pecos Tent: 8.2 mi
  • Hollofield Shelters: 8.7 mi
Cliffs: 11
  • Setters Formation: 9.7 mi
  • Friction Wall: 10.8 mi
  • Quarry (former): 10.9 mi
  • Quarry (former): 11.0 mi
  • Quarry (former): 11.0 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Springs: 4
  • Mountain Pass Spring: 10.7 mi
  • Crises Spring: 10.9 mi
  • Marble Springs: 14.0 mi
  • Sandy Spring: 22.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Lighthouses: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Truck Rest Area: 20.9 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Miami Beach: 24.5 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Red Run Greenway Park & Trail. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Carroll County HighpointNNW 343°344 m21.2 mi
Beecher HillN 352°324 m22.0 mi
Saubel HillN 0°277 m24.0 mi
Spook HillNNE 17°233 m15.6 mi
Ivy HillENE 69°200 m7.5 mi
Oregon RidgeNE 53°191 m7.8 mi
Chestnut HillS 177°169 m8.6 mi
The BunkerWNW 299°157 m5.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4419:19
June solstice05:4119:5820:38
September equinox06:5618:3119:06
December solstice07:2516:0516:48

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353744556473787568574839

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cylburn, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/969306067

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