Middle Patuxent Loop

This 7 mile hike has 650 feet of elevation gain and takes us on a loop around the Middle Patuxent River. Along the way we will encounter dirt trails, paved trails, tall grass, bushwhacking, easy stream crossings, and two short stretches of road hiking. The pace will be 2.25 to 2.5 mph. Bring a lunch if you like, we will eat along the trail.

START: 9:30 AM - Parking is very limited on the narrow Kindler Road so we need to hold to a low limit of attendees. Let me know if you are carpooling with someone so I can adjust. The last house is 7635 Kindler Rd in Laurel, go past that house and proceed to the gate, park on the west side of the road. GPS: 39.161568, -76.879220.

Lately we have seen a high number of people drop out at the last minute or just not show up for the hike. This has been causing people on the waitlist to miss out on hikes they wanted to be on. To prevent that, on this hike the first seven slots will be open to anybody, after that I will be selecting from the waitlist who can join the hike.