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Sligo Creek Trail – Melrose Park Pump Track loop from Wheaton

Sligo Creek Trail – Melrose Park Pump Track loop from Wheaton

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2.8

(16)

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Sligo Creek Trail – Melrose Park Pump Track loop from Wheaton

01:27

36.0km

170m

Road cycling

Easy road ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 1, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 17.7 km for 51 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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9.91 km

Carroll Avenue Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

The original bridge was a low wooden bridge. The MDSHA tore down and remade the bridge in 2015. The MDSHA made sure to keep elements of the old bridge in the modern bridge.

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13.7 km

Sligo Creek Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

The Sligo Creek Trail is a paved multi-use path with numerous parking and access points all through town. You can connect to a bunch of other bike paths including the Rachel Carson Greenway.

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14.5 km

Sligo Creek and the Northwest Branch Stream Converge

Highlight • River

Here the Sligo Creek and the Northwest Branch Stream meet, right on the edge of Kirkwood Park. It is also the boundary line for Hyattsville.

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14.5 km

Rachel Carson Greenway and Sligo Creek Trail Junction

Highlight • Trail

Very easy to miss! Watch for the trail markers.

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18.4 km

Melrose Park Pump Track

Highlight • MTB Park

It’s really a skateboard track, but I was really tempted to test it with my bike

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27.7 km

Park Valley Road Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

In 2019 the Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich cam together with the Silver Spring community members and Federal, State and local officials in November and dedicated this bridge. This bridge …

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36.0 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

18.6 km

12.7 km

3.34 km

654 m

601 m

149 m

Surfaces

34.8 km

688 m

501 m

104 m

Elevation

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Friday 22 May

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Sligo Creek Trail – Melrose Park Pump Track loop from Wheaton

Carroll Avenue Bridge

Sligo Creek Trail

Sligo Creek and the Northwest Branch Stream Converge

Rachel Carson Greenway and Sligo Creek Trail Junction

Melrose Park Pump Track

Park Valley Road Bridge

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