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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 139 m. Carroll County Highpoint stands 344 m to the north-northwest, 23 miles off. Falls Road passes 3.2 miles off. 28 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

Coordinates39.40220, -76.78854

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Central Park: 1.1 mi
  • Olde Mill Estates Local Open Space: 1.6 mi
  • Owings Overlook Local Open Space: 1.8 mi
  • Gwynns Falls Greenway: 1.8 mi
  • Owings Overlook Local Open Space: 1.9 mi
Artworks
Gardens
  • Trish Harper Graduation Garden: 6.2 mi
  • Ferndale Community Garden: 6.7 mi
  • Arlington INSPIRE Community Garden: 6.8 mi
  • Mt. Washington Arboretum: 7.5 mi
  • John L. Clark Honors Garden: 7.5 mi
Attractions: 48
Peaks: 28
Picnic sites: 17
  • Pickall Area: 6.8 mi
  • Hollofield Shelters: 7.4 mi
  • Nordic Grove: 8.4 mi
  • Timber Tent: 8.4 mi
  • Pecos Tent: 8.4 mi
Cliffs: 11
  • Friction Wall: 9.5 mi
  • Quarry (former): 9.6 mi
  • Quarry (former): 9.7 mi
  • Quarry (former): 9.8 mi
  • Setters Formation: 9.9 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Springs: 4
  • Mountain Pass Spring: 9.3 mi
  • Crises Spring: 9.5 mi
  • Marble Springs: 13.3 mi
  • Sandy Spring: 22.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Lighthouses: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Truck Rest Area: 21.5 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Miami Beach: 23.3 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 341°344 m22.6 mi
Beecher HillN 351°324 m23.3 mi
Spook HillNNE 13°233 m16.6 mi
Ivy HillENE 57°200 m7.3 mi
Oregon RidgeNE 43°191 m8.0 mi
Chestnut HillS 183°169 m7.4 mi
The BunkerNW 305°157 m6.5 mi
Abell RidgeE 85°155 m8.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4419:19
June solstice05:4119:5820:38
September equinox06:5518:3119:06
December solstice07:2416:0516:48

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, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/969585994

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