| Rachel Carson Greenway | |
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 Rachel Carson Greenway Map | |
| Length | About 25 miles (40 km) |
| Location | Montgomery and Prince George's County, Maryland |
| Use | Hiking |
39°7′42″N 77°1′33″W / 39.12833°N 77.02583°W The Rachel Carson Greenway is a planned 25-mile stretch of trails, spanning from the historic Adelphi Mill in Prince George's County north through eastern Montgomery County, Maryland to Patuxent River State Park, and incorporating existing Northwest Branch trails. The greenway was proposed as part of a 1998 Countywide Park Trails Plan.[1] A plan for the greenway was approved by the Montgomery County Planning Board on June 15, 2005.[2]
The Rachel Carson Greenway would include a set of three existing trails, including the Northwest Branch trail in Silver Spring, Woodlawn Manor trails in Sandy Spring and Rachel Carson Conservation Park trails near Laytonsville.[3] The Northwest Branch Trail Corridor was officially renamed as the Rachel Carson Greenway on March 20, 2004.[4] The largest section of the greenway consists of a network of unimproved hiking trails through the Northwest Branch stream valley gorge in Burnt Mills, Maryland. A Sandy Spring Heritage Trail is being considered as part of the greenway trail system.[5] In 2008, Montgomery County approved plans to extend the Rock Creek Park trail system north to Rachel Carson Conservation Park and connect with the Rachel Carson Greenway.[6]
- ^ Coleman, Lyn (July 7, 2004). "Rachel Carson Greenway Trail Corridor Plan: Plan Objectives, Outreach Strategy Recommendations and Plan Schedule" (PDF). Montgomery County Department of Park & Planning. Retrieved September 4, 2011.
- ^ Kossoy, Anita (June 16, 2005). "Montgomery County Planning Board Decision to Create Longest Continuous Trail in County". Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission. Retrieved September 4, 2011.
- ^ Coleman, Lyn (March 23, 2005). "Staff Draft Rachel Carson Greenway Trail Corridor Plan" (PDF). Montgomery County Department of Park & Planning. Retrieved September 4, 2011.
- ^ Boyd, Matt (February 25, 2004). "Trail honors environmentalist's memory". Montgomery Gazette. Archived from the original on April 4, 2012. Retrieved September 4, 2011.
- ^ Coleman, Lyn (June 9, 2006). "Work Session #1: Public Hearing Draft Rachel Carson Greenway Trail Corridor Plan" (PDF). Montgomery County Department of Park & Planning. Retrieved September 4, 2011.
- ^ Branchfeld, Melissa J. (October 1, 2008). "Planning Board gives approval to trail plan". Montgomery Gazette. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved September 4, 2011.