Sawmill Branch Trail
- 0.5 mi
- round trip
- 203 ft
- climb
- 186 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov
- best months
Sawmill Branch Trail is a moderate hike in Maryland, about 0.8 miles from the town of Ilchester. The trail is an out-and-back route of about 1.1 miles, with a total climb of 203 feet from the low point at 73 feet to the high at 186 feet. The one-way gain is about 93 feet. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Baltimore show May highs around 76°F and October highs around 68°F, while July averages about 89°F. Several other trails sit right next to the trail, including Forest Glen Trail, Buzzards Rock Trail and the Grist Mill Trail for mountain biking. The Ilchester climbing area is about 0.7 miles away.
Local outfitters
- Gettysburg Licensed Town Guides48 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Forest Glen TrailHiking0.1 mi
Grist Mill TrailMountain bikingPhoto: Bohemian Baltimore, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)0.1 mi- Buzzards Rock TrailHiking0.1 mi
- Garrett's PassMountain biking0.1 mi
- IlchesterRock climbing0.7 mi
Friction WallRock climbingPhoto: Jstuby, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)2.5 mi- Patapsco Valley State ParkRock climbing5 mi
- Middle Patuxent RiverCanoeing8.9 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Nun's TrailHiking · ~2 min drivePhoto: aparlette, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- Valley View TrailHiking · ~2 min drivePhoto: aparlette, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
- Grist Mill TrailHiking · Next door
Cascade Falls TrailHiking · ~2 min drivePhoto: krossbow, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- Red TrailHiking · ~4 min drivePhoto: Jstuby, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Patapsco Howard County Thru TrailHiking · ~3 min drive
- Morning Choice TrailHiking · ~2 min drivePhoto: krossbow, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
Mill Race TrailHiking · ~6 min drivePhoto: cdsessums, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
Barley and HopsHiking · ~2 min drivePhoto: krossbow, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- Patapsco Traverse (South Hiking)Hiking · ~3 min drive
Best time to visit Sawmill Branch Trail
Best months: March–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
43° / 25°
10 wet · 3 snow
Feb
46° / 27°
9 wet · 3 snow
Mar
55° / 34°
11 wet · 1 snow
Apr
66° / 44°
11 wet
May
76° / 53°
12 wet
Jun
84° / 63°
11 wet
Jul
89° / 68°
10 wet
Aug
87° / 66°
10 wet
Sep
80° / 59°
9 wet
Oct
68° / 46°
9 wet
Nov
57° / 36°
9 wet
Dec
48° / 30°
10 wet · 1 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Baltimore Wash Intl Ap, MD, 6.6 mi away at 156 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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