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Voted #8 YRE in the USA! Mostly shaded so cool in summer. Enjoy a quiet wooded setting in Wheaton Regional Park plus beautiful seasonal flower displays in Brookside Gardens one of America's top 25.
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Brookside Gardens - Woods Trail A Top 25 Garden in North America
Year Round Walk
SN: 116933 - 2021 / Y0144
The event is closed
From Sat, Jan 2nd, 2021 to Dec 31st, 2021
Start box available: 9 AM - 5 PM
Wheaton, Maryland
The address/location to the Physical Start Box (PSB) for mapping services such as Google or Siri is as follows:
Brookside Gardens Visitors Center 1800 Glenallan Ave, Wheaton, MD 20902
WARNING: The map pin is for reference only and may not accurately indicate the start box location or the event start.
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Event comments
Brookside Gardens include various botanical gardens with Japanese tea house and ponds and the Conservatories with changing colorful displays. NO PETS ARE ALLOWED IN BROOKSIDE GARDENS. Fee for IVV credit and non-IVV participation is $3.00. Children 12 and under walk for free (IVV Credit included) courtesy of the Freestate Happy Wanderers. No admission fee for the gardens. Wheaton Regional Park is a wooded park. Water and restrooms are available in the Visitors Center. Water and restrooms are also available in the Conservatories at Brookside Gardens.
Rating: 2C, Distance: 5, 10, 20km
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Restrooms: Yes |
Pets: No |
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Strollers: No |
Wheelchairs: No |
Event information
Closed on holidays from Veterans Day through Presidents Day. Call the Visitor Center to confirm holiday hours (phone 301-962-1400, website http://www.montgomeryparks.org/brookside/ ). PETS ARE NOT ALLOWED in Brookside Gardens. The trail is primarily on natural surfaces, with some rocky stretches, and some paved paths. The trail has a number of hills and is not suitable for strollers. In wet weather, the trails may be muddy. The 5km trail is a shortened version of the 10km loop. A second different 10km loop can be walked for 20km.
Awards: 'A' Award available
Driving to the start box
1800 Glenallan Avenue, 20902. 301-962-1400. See directions for Wheaton - Residential Trail (Y1619)
Maps phrase and directions link
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Brookside Gardens Visitors Center 1800 Glenallan Ave, Wheaton, MD 20902 |
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Freestate Happy Wanderers (AVA-0190)
Event website: www.mdvolks.org/freestate/
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