South Mountain State Park

Appalachian National Scenic Trail

4 mi · ▲ 647 ft · 1 hr 39 min

Appalachian National Scenic Trail is a 4-mile out-and-back in South Mountain State Park near Lens Rambles, MD. It climbs 647 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,280 – 1,513 ft · steepest grade: 20%4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.52436, -77.61762
Nearest town Lens Rambles, MD

Directions

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Appalachian National Scenic Trail

4 mi · ▲ 647 ft · 1 hr 39 min

Elevation 1,281–1,512 ft

Out & Back · South Mountain State Park

Trailhead: 39.52436, -77.61762

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right onto Appalachian National Scenic Trail, heading SW.
  4. 1.6 miSharp left, heading S.
  5. 50 ftReach Appalachian National Scenic Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 1.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 0.3 miSharp right, heading NE.
  8. 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

83% dirt17% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:57 AMSunset 7:13 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:53 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:13 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:40 PM.

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