Maryland trails · Yellow Poplar
Yellow Poplar
A 5.7-mile out-and-back in Maryland, with 296 ft of climbing. Reaches North Frederick Viewpoint. Managed by the state.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 701 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- North Frederick Viewpoint (viewpoint)
Getting there
Yellow Poplar access — parking nearby. 39.47075, -77.49361 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:09 a.m., the sun rises at 6:37 a.m. and sets at 7:42 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:10 p.m. (EDT) — 13 h 06 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 11.5-mile round trip takes roughly 4 h 32 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 11:09 a.m. — 8 h 33 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Red Maple + Yellow Poplar + White Oak — 2.4 mi loop, 549 ft gain
- Yellow Poplar + Social Trail — 6.6 mi loop, 818 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Green Ash — 0.6 mi
- Wayne's Trail — 3.9 mi
- Bobs Hill — 8.6 mi
- Big Red — 8.6 mi