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Mount Penn Preserve

Antietam Lake–Egelman Reservoir, 3 lakes

5.8 mi · ▲ 1,152 ft · 2 hr 31 min

Antietam Lake–Egelman Reservoir, 3 lakes is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in Mount Penn Preserve near Stony Creek Mills, PA. The route passes Antietam Lake and Egelman Reservoir. It climbs 1,152 ft. It scores 33/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi535 – 1,053 ft7.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.35604, -75.87270
Nearest town Stony Creek Mills, PA
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Antietam Lake–Egelman Reservoir, 3 lakes

5.8 mi · ▲ 1,152 ft · 2 hr 31 min

Elevation 533–1,054 ft

Out & Back · Mount Penn Preserve

Trailhead: 40.35604, -75.87270

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftPass Antietam Lake.
  3. 400 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  4. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  5. 200 ftContinue straight onto Ferndale Trail, heading NW.
  6. 350 ftTurn left onto Dane's Run, heading SW.
  7. 200 ftBear right, heading NW.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left onto Raw XL, heading SW.
  9. 400 ftBear right, heading S.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right onto Ferndale Trail, heading S.
  11. 50 ftTurn right onto Raw XL, heading S.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  13. 200 ftBear left onto Gravity Trail, heading S.
  14. 50 ftBear right onto Deer Head, heading S.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto Gravity Trail, heading S.
  16. 0.1 miBear right onto Lanshe's Hill, heading W.
  17. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  18. 300 ftTurn left, heading W.
  19. 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  20. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  21. 500 ftBear left, heading W.
  22. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  23. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  24. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  25. 100 ftTurn left onto Tower Trail, heading W.
  26. 0.6 miTurn left onto Cub Trail, heading SW.
  27. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  28. 250 ftTurn left onto Blue Trail, heading SW.
  29. 100 ftPass Egelman Reservoir.
  30. 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
  31. 300 ftTurn right, heading S.
  32. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  33. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  34. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  35. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  36. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  37. 200 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  38. 0.2 miReach Antietam Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  39. 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
  40. 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
  41. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  42. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  43. 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  44. 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  45. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  46. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  47. 300 ftTurn left onto Cub Trail, heading SW.
  48. 0.2 miTurn right onto Tower Trail, heading N.
  49. 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  50. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  51. 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  52. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  53. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  54. 450 ftBear left, heading NW.
  55. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  56. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  57. 350 ftBear left onto Lanshe's Hill, heading NW.
  58. 150 ftBear left onto Gravity Trail, heading NW.
  59. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Deer Head, heading N.
  60. 50 ftBear left onto Gravity Trail, heading N.
  61. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  62. 200 ftTurn left onto Raw XL, heading NE.
  63. 0.1 miTurn left onto Ferndale Trail, heading NE.
  64. 50 ftTurn left onto Raw XL, heading NE.
  65. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  66. 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  67. 0.1 miBear left onto Dane's Run, heading E.
  68. 200 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  69. 300 ftContinue straight onto Ferndale Trail, heading E.
  70. 250 ftBear left, heading SE.
  71. 0.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
  72. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/antietam-lake-egelman-reservoir-out-back-5-lakes-8-km

Trail surface

34% dirt66% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:31 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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