As of 2011, the Greenway included three trail systems:
Rachel Carson Conservation Park The Rachel Carson Conservation Park is a 650-acres park located near
Laytonsville, in Montgomery County, Maryland. The park contains over six miles of existing hiking and equestrian trails, and
Hawlings River traverses the park. The conservation area was named in 1977 for noted environmentalist
Rachel Carson, the author of
Silent Spring, who lived nearby. The park includes 50.6 acres acquired by Montgomery County in 2004. The
Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission prepared a master plan for the park in 2000.
Underground Railroad Experience Trail The Underground Railroad Experience Trail, located in Sandy Spring, Maryland, commemorates the
Underground Railroad and
Quaker traditions. The trail extends north from Woodlawn Manor Park to the Sandy Spring and then on to a 300-year-old Champion White Ash tree. This trail is a member of the
National Park Service's
Underground Railroad Network to Freedom.
Northwest Branch Between the
Burnt Mills Dam trailhead on
U.S. Route 29 (Colesville Road) and Kemp Mill Road near Wheaton Regional Park the Rachel Carson Greenway Trail follows the east side of the Northwest Branch, across the creek from the
Northwest Branch Trail. The trail is rustic and designated
hiking only except for the stretch between Valley Brook Drive and the trail connection to the Northwest Branch Trail, where equestrian riders are also permitted. ==References==