Buzzards Rock Trail
- 0.3 mi
- round trip
- 318 ft
- climb
- Singletrack
- surface
- Out and back
- route
- Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov
- best months
Buzzards Rock Trail is a short, moderate mountain biking route in Maryland, about 0.2 miles from the town of Ilchester. The trail is an out-and-back, roughly 0.68 miles long, with a one-way climb of about 72 feet from a low point of 239 feet to a high of 325 feet. The steepest stretch comes at about 0.25 miles in, with a grade of 18 percent. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to ride. 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. Drugs, another mountain biking spot, sits just 0.1 miles away, and the Ilchester climbing area is about 0.2 miles off. Within about 0.6 miles are the Sawmill Branch Trail and the Grist Mill Trail, both mountain biking routes.
Local outfitters
- Terrapin Adventures9 mi away
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Best time to go · Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov
Best time to visit Buzzards Rock 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, 7.2 mi away at 156 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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