North Bethesda Trail

The North Bethesda Trail, previously known as the "Bethesda Trolley Trail," is a 4.0-mile (6.4 km) long rail trail from the city of Rockville to Bethesda, Maryland. The North Bethesda Trail connects with the Bethesda Trolley Trail.

The trail runs on the abandoned right-of-way of the Tennallytown and Rockville Railroad, also known as the Washington and Rockville trolley. Streetcars started running on the line in 1890 and ran until 1935 when it converted to buses.

Bridges over I-270 and I-495 opened in 2003. While this made a contiguous trail, upgrades and further construction are planned. Construction continued in 2005.

External links

The trail at Montgomery Dr

Trail Site

Coordinates: 39°0′56″N 77°6′43″W / 39.01556°N 77.11194°W / 39.01556; -77.11194

Hiking trails in Maryland

Allegheny Highlands American Discovery Anacostia Tributaries Appalachian B&A Billy Goat Borden Tunnel BWI Capital Crescent Catoctin C&O Canal College Park Trolley Cross Island Dalecarlia Tunnel East Coast Greenway Eastern Continental GAP Great Eastern Grist Mill Gwynns Falls Jones Falls Ma and Pa Mason-Dixon Metropolitan Branch North Bethesda Patuxent Branch Potomac Heritage Rachel Carson Savage Mill Sligo Creek Torrey C. Brown (Northern Central) Trolley Line #9 Tuscarora WB&A WMRT

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