Patuxent River at Magruders Landing

We'll take Martin and Candy Hill to Nottingham and Tanyard, Brooks Church and Baden Naylor to Baden Westwood, Horsehead and Mt Pleasant to a rest stop at the Moreland Market.  After the break we'll continue on to Dr Mudd, Poplar Hill, Covington and Croom to a second rest stop at Magruders Landing.  Leaving Magruders we'll take Baden Westwood to Brandywine (with a jog on Cedarville and Ashbox) and Gibbons Church back to North Keys Park.  40 miles, 1623' elevation. 

Note: there are some significant climbs on this route (Baden Naylor from Rock Creek to Molly Berry; Croom from Black Swamp Creek to Milltown Landing; Magruders Landing to Croom) as well as over 20 miles of nearly flat terrain. 

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Ride leader: Steve Palincsar mailto:palincss@his.com 703-655-8959

Directions to start:  From the Beltway (Rt495/95) take the Branch Ave South exit onto Branch Ave (Rt5). Continue south into Brandywine MD. From Route 5 take the exit for Brandywine Rd. Go past the firehouse, and make a left turn onto North Keys Road. Travel for approximately 1.5 miles and make a left turn into the North Keys Community Park.

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