The trail begins at the intersection with the Rock Creek Hiker-Biker Trail at Winding Creek Local Park on Dewey Road, runs northeast through Matthew Henson State Park near Hewitt Avenue and Bel Pre Elementary School and continues east across Layhill Road to Alderton Road.

Unless noted otherwise on the map, trails marked “Natural Surface” and “Hard Surface” are “Shared by All” trails which includes hikers, bikers, and equestrians.

Location:

Begins at the Rock Creek Trail at Winding Creek Local Park in the down county.

Trail length/surface:

The 4.2 mile, 8-foot-wide hard surface trail features 0.6 miles of wooden boardwalk.

Trail characteristics:

The trail is surrounded by parkland, forested area, thousands of trees and shrubs, and the Turkey Branch Stream.

Drinking water:

Information coming

Restrooms:

Winding Creek Local Park

Access and Parking:

Wheelchair access not available from the Layhill Village parking lot.