Click this map for a Magruder Trail Map in PDF format.
I would have to say that one of our favorite spots in Damascus is the Magruder Trail.
The trail starts behind Damascus High School and travels 4.2 miles to Damascus Recreational Park.
The path is asphalt (which is a lot easier on your feet and knees than concrete sidewalks) with the occasional boardwalk that spans over streams or marshy areas.
The walk from Damascus Valley Park to Sweepstakes Rd is very flat so it makes for a nice easy walk or bike ride. From Sweepstakes to Damascus Recreational Park you start with a flat area but do have to climb a fairly steep hill to make it to the Park.
Cindee takes our younger dog, Molly, down to the trail almost every morning. It’s not unusal for them to see deer, squirrels, hawks, the occasional fox and sometimes beavers. The beavers like to build dams in the pond near Cutsail Dr and sometimes in the stream near Sweepstakes Rd. (Until the Park service removes the dams – but the beavers always seem to return eventually.)
The Magruder Trail in September
Parking is available at either end of the trail on Valley Park Rd and then at Damascus Recreational Park. Often people will park on Cutsail Dr. and access the trail either from Sweepstakes Rd or through a side trail that goes by the pond.
You can always take a side trail that runs all the way to the Seneca Creek Greenway Trail.
Here is a link to a PDF file map of the Magruder trail.
Molly ready to walk!
