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LocationGlenmont MD
SizeMedium — about a day
Acres116 acres
Good forHikingBiking

Matthew Henson State Park is a Maryland state park and greenway situated along a tributary of Rock Creek in Montgomery County, Maryland. The park is managed by Montgomery County under an agreement with the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. It was named for Maryland native and arctic explorer Matthew Henson. Matthew Henson Trail, an 8-foot-wide (2.4 m) hard surface hiking/biking trail, was completed through the park in 2009. The trail runs 4.5 miles (7.2 km) from the Rock Creek Hiker-Biker Trail near Aspen Hill northeast to Alderton Road near Layhill. The trail features 0.6 miles (0.97 km) of wooden boardwalk through environmentally sensitive areas.

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