Name: Nat'l Take a HIKE day @ Lake Frank (Rockville)
Start: 2024-11-17T10:00:00-05:00
End: 2024-11-17T12:00:00-05:00

Celebrate Nat'l Take a Hike day on **this 'Grand Circuit' hard hike that is** \~**13mi with rolling hills (\~2K ft. EG) & repetitious rivulet crossings**. Pace: 2.5mph. The trek circumnavigates the lustrous Lake Frank, beginning deceivingly docile on the RCT as it approaches a rocky & abrasive, yet awesome ascent nicknamed "P.R.A.T.N.E.W"\*. The hike then views a beguiling boulder before snaking through the Smith Center-- home to a pioneer farmstead, animals, & an obstacle course. Enjoy a LUNCH BREAK afterwards. Latter of the circuit parallels a placid path along Rock Creek, traversing to the serene Sunfish Pond, then oscillates between neat neighborhoods & whimsical woodlands. The trek lastly observes a corroded car, concluding finally up one last hill. Highlights include the Prather family cemetery/ obelisk, mill ruins, & terrifically terrifying titillating trees (feat. MD's 8th biggest). A scenic scamper!

NOTES:
1\. Trail Forecast= [MAP](https://montgomeryparks.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/lake-frank-meadowside-trails-map_a11y.pdf) \| Boots advised\. Varying terrain\. Anticipate late\- season overreaching vines/ thorns\. Trek trajectory subject to change\.\. \*= **P**ainter's **R**ocks **A**nd **T**he **N**ew **E**ngland **W**ay. Please heed that this ascent is precarious & not suitable for beginner hikers.
2\. Pack a lunch\!

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