South Mountain State Park

Annapolis Rock Spring

2 mi · ▲ 644 ft · 59 min

Annapolis Rock Spring is a 2-mile out-and-back in South Mountain State Park near Greenbrier, MD. The route reaches Annapolis Rock Spring at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It climbs 644 ft, with sections as steep as 33% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi955 – 1,631 ft · steepest grade: 33%2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.56071, -77.61073
Nearest town Greenbrier, MD

Directions

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Annapolis Rock Spring

2 mi · ▲ 644 ft · 59 min

Elevation 956–1,629 ft

Out & Back · South Mountain State Park

Trailhead: 39.56071, -77.61073

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:13 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  3. 100 ftSharp left, heading E.
  4. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftReach Annapolis Rock Spring, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  7. 0.5 miSharp right, heading W.
  8. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  9. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:57 AMSunset 7:13 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 6:49 PM for the 7:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:32 PM — 8 min before dark.

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