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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 182 m. Carroll County Highpoint stands 344 m to the north-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Central Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Falls Road passes 4.1 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

Coordinates39.40958, -76.80643

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Central Park: 0.2 mi
  • Rider Mill Local Open Space: 1.6 mi
  • Summer Woods Local Open Space: 1.8 mi
  • Allyson Gardens Local Open Space: 2.0 mi
  • Suburbia Local Open Space: 2.2 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites
Museums
Artworks
Gardens
  • Trish Harper Graduation Garden: 7.0 mi
  • John L. Clark Honors Garden: 7.4 mi
  • Community Garden: 7.5 mi
  • Ferndale Community Garden: 7.8 mi
  • Arlington INSPIRE Community Garden: 7.9 mi
Attractions: 48
Peaks: 29
Picnic sites: 17
  • Pickall Area: 7.4 mi
  • Hollofield Shelters: 8.0 mi
  • Nordic Grove: 8.7 mi
  • Timber Tent: 8.7 mi
  • Pecos Tent: 8.8 mi
Cliffs: 11
  • Friction Wall: 10.1 mi
  • Quarry (former): 10.2 mi
  • Setters Formation: 10.3 mi
  • Quarry (former): 10.3 mi
  • Quarry (former): 10.3 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Springs: 4
  • Mountain Pass Spring: 10.4 mi
  • Crises Spring: 10.5 mi
  • Marble Springs: 14.2 mi
  • Sandy Spring: 21.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Lighthouses: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Truck Rest Area: 20.6 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Miami Beach: 24.4 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 m21.9 mi
Beecher HillN 353°324 m22.7 mi
Saubel HillN 0°277 m24.7 mi
Spook HillNNE 17°233 m16.3 mi
Ivy HillENE 64°200 m7.9 mi
Oregon RidgeNE 50°191 m8.4 mi
Chestnut HillS 176°169 m7.9 mi
The BunkerNW 306°157 m5.4 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/969306048

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