Fire Road Trail
Photo: Mr.TinMD, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- 1.0 mi
- one way
- 31 ft
- climb
- 169 ft
- high point
- Point to point
- route
- Apr–Jun, Sep–Nov
- best months
Fire Road Trail is a short, easy hike of about a mile on Patuxent Research Refuge in Maryland, managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The route is a point-to-point trail with a low point of 124 feet and a high of 169 feet, and it gains about 31 feet of elevation. The climb is flat overall, with the steepest stretch at about 0.6 miles in, where the grade reaches about 5%. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show May highs around 75°F and October highs around 68°F, while July averages about 88°F. The trail is close to several other routes. Cash Lake Trail is about 0.2 miles away and Valley Trail about 0.4 miles. Wingate Park Trail is roughly 2.8 miles off, and Greenbelt Park Picnic Areas, about 6 miles away, offers a place to picnic.
Best time to go · Apr–Jun, Sep–Nov
Best time to visit Fire Road Trail
Best months: April–June and September–November. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
44° / 22°
Feb
47° / 23°
Mar
55° / 31°
Apr
66° / 41°
May
75° / 51°
Jun
82° / 61°
Jul
88° / 66°
Aug
87° / 65°
Sep
79° / 57°
Oct
68° / 44°
Nov
57° / 33°
Dec
48° / 27°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Glenn Dale Bell Stn, MD, 4.4 mi away at 150 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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