Annapolis Rock & South Mountain State Park Viewpoint
3.5 mi · ▲ 573 ft · 1 hr 27 min
Annapolis Rock & South Mountain State Park Viewpoint is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in South Mountain State Park near Pleasant Walk, MD. The route passes Annapolis Rock before reaching South Mountain State Park Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It climbs 573 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Annapolis Rock & South Mountain State Park Viewpoint
3.5 mi · ▲ 573 ft · 1 hr 27 min
Elevation 1,218–1,754 ft
Out & Back · South Mountain State Park
Trailhead: 39.54446, -77.59004
Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 76°F / low 65° · precip 35% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:13 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miPass South Mountain State Park Viewpoint.
- 200 ftReach Annapolis Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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