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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 250 ftSharp right, heading S.
  3. 0.5 miSharp left onto Adirondack Horse Trail, heading SE.
  4. 1.3 miTurn right onto Catoctin National Recreation Trail, heading NW.
  5. 0.2 miSharp left onto Owens Creek Horse Trail, heading S.
  6. 1.2 miReach Adirondack Horse Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.3 miSharp right onto Deerfield Nature Trail, heading E.
  8. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  9. 0.4 miTurn right onto Owens Creek Horse Trail, heading W.
  10. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Catoctin National Recreation Trail, heading NE.
  11. 0.4 miTurn right onto Raven Rock Park Road, heading NW.
  12. 0.8 miBear right, heading NE.
  13. 0.1 miTurn left onto Adirondack Horse Trail, heading NE.
  14. 100 ftSharp right, heading E.
  15. 0.5 miSharp left, heading NW.
  16. 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

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