Adirondack Horse Trail–Deerfield Nature Trail, 3 sights is a 6.4-mile out-and-back in Catoctin Mountain Park near Manahan Ranch Estates, MD. It climbs 1,125 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 34/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi1,148 – 1,634 ft · steepest grade: 17%6.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.67877, -77.47803
Nearest town Manahan Ranch Estates, MD
Directions
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Adirondack Horse Trail–Deerfield Nature Trail, 3 sights
6.4 mi · ▲ 1,125 ft · 2 hr 42 min
Elevation 1,148–1,635 ft
Out & Back · Catoctin Mountain Park
Trailhead: 39.67877, -77.47803
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:12 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Adirondack Horse Trail, heading SE.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Catoctin National Recreation Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Owens Creek Horse Trail, heading S.
- 1.2 miReach Adirondack Horse Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Deerfield Nature Trail, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Owens Creek Horse Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Catoctin National Recreation Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Raven Rock Park Road, heading NW.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Adirondack Horse Trail, heading NE.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
70% dirt1% paved29% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:12 PM
More from this trailhead
- Adirondack Horse Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 599 ft
- Raven Rock Park Road via Adirondack Horse Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 629 ft
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