Black Hill Regional Park
Managed by Montgomery Parks
237 acres4.4 mi of trail
Danger NoodleTen Mile Creek TrailCool Spring Run TrailTen Mile Creek Road Trail+1
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Clarksburg School · Photo: Tamarisk · CC BY-SA 3.0A−Outdoors
Outdoors in Ten Mile Creek
33% of Ten Mile Creek’s land is conserved: 1,231 acres
181 acres are parks and preserves, 153 per 1,000 residents. 7.5 miles of mapped trail cross Ten Mile Creek, 1.3 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Black Hill Regional Park (4.4 mi), Ten Mile Creek Conservation Park (1.8 mi).
Ahead of 84% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
33%
1,231 acres · of 5.8 sq mi of land
Trails
7.5 mi
1.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
181 ac
153 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
13%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.8 mi
0.2 mi lanes · 0.6 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Ten Mile Creek?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Ten Mile Creek have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Ten Mile Creek is ahead of 84% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
A−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Ten Mile Creek’s overall grade.
Conserved land33% of the land · typical MD town 9% · U.S. 4%A+Trails1.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (8 mi) · MD 0.5 · U.S. 0.4APark land153 acres of park per 1,000 residents (181 acres) · MD 9 · U.S. 13AParks close to home13% of residents within a half mile of a park · MD 87% · U.S. 72%C−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 84%
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Maryland towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 9%; the U.S., 4%), so Ten Mile Creek’s 33% is ahead of 98% of Maryland towns, while its trails per square mile lead 80% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B+ to A+. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Black Hill Regional Park, with 4.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Ten Mile Creek Conservation Park
Managed by Montgomery Parks
121 acres1.8 mi of trail
Whistle Pig Loop
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Ten Mile Creek Greenway Stream Valley Park
Managed by Montgomery Parks
129 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Bucklodge Conservation Park
Nature preserve
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Who protects it
1,231 conserved acres
33% of Ten Mile Creek’s land. Who manages Ten Mile Creek’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Private owners598 ac
County384 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government253 ac
State natural resources17 ac
State conservation17 ac
Other state land6 ac
Not recorded225 ac
Conservation Easement · 1,249 acLocal Park · 179 acPrivate Other or Unknown · 47 acUnknown Easement · 17 acHistoric or Cultural Easement · 6 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1,006 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 27 of 58 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Hill Regional Park Local Park | Not recorded | 179 | Unknown |
| Open Space Private Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 47 | Unknown |
Things to do
2 places to go in Ten Mile Creek
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Ten Mile Creek
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
8 named trails
Named trails
Open to bikes · 7.4 miHorses · 7.4 miUnpaved · 7.4 mi
Danger Noodle3.0 mi
Whistle Pig Loop1.0 mi
Ten Mile Creek Trail0.8 mi
Cool Spring Run Trail0.8 mi
Ten Mile Creek Road Trail0.3 mi
Turkey Fan Trail0.3 mi
Danger Noodle Connector0.1 mi
Ten Mile Creek Road Connector0.1 mi
Biking & sports
0.8 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.2 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
0.6 mi
off-road bike paths
Black Hill MtbBike route
3.9 miMoCo EpicBike route
1.7 miCourts & fields
1Pickleball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Clarksburg SchoolBuilding · listed 1975
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Ten Mile Creek: April and August
NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.7 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 41 | 45 | 53 | 65 | 74 | 82 | 86 | 84 | 77 | 66 | 55 | 45 |
| Rain (in) | 3.1 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.6 |
February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 4.5 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Ten Mile Creek →
Next door
Ten Mile Creek and its neighbors
Ten Mile Creek has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ten Mile Creek | 33% | 1.3 | 153 | 13% | A− |
| Clarksburg | 28% | 1.1 | 18 | 99%+ | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Ten Mile Creek
Where can I hike in Ten Mile Creek?
The longest trail networks: Black Hill Regional Park, 4.4 miles; Ten Mile Creek Conservation Park, 1.8 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Ten Mile Creek is conserved land?
33% of its land, against a typical 9% for a Maryland town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Ten Mile Creek’s trails?
Black Hill Regional Park and Ten Mile Creek Conservation Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Ten Mile Creek?
0.8 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.2 of painted or protected lanes and 0.6 of off-road paths. Named routes: Black Hill Mtb and MoCo Epic.
Is there public land near Ten Mile Creek?
11,540 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Ten Mile Creek or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 181 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Ten Mile Creek have?
Ahead of 84% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Ten Mile Creek neighbors.
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Sources
Where this page comes from
Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →