River Walk connects Sierra Slope and Naturist Lane, largely follows the Middle Patuxent River. At the end of the original Sierra Slope trail there is a small rapids and favorite resting spot. The route for this trail was marked out by the Department of Recreation and Parks in August 1997 and initially cleared by members of MPVA.
Along River Walk the trail crosses onto an island (marker 11) over some large stones, which are the remains of a temporary bridge constructed to permit heavy equipment to cross during construction of the buried utility pathways that parallel the river. Further upriver, the trail leaves the island (marker 13) before reaching Naturist Lane (which begins with a turn to the left about 50 feet beyond marker 14). Both these crossings were dry for the 1997 summer when the trail was initially marked.
[Skunk Cabbage (marker 10): the odor of the sap gives it its name.] |
