Mount Penn Preserve

Antietam Lake–Boomsauce, 5 sights

3.6 mi · ▲ 616 ft · 1 hr 30 min

Antietam Lake–Boomsauce, 5 sights is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Mount Penn Preserve near Stony Creek Mills, PA. The route reaches Antietam Lake. It climbs 616 ft. It scores 45/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi535 – 1,017 ft4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Wizard Of Oz 40.35815, -75.87449
Nearest town Stony Creek Mills, PA

Directions

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Antietam Lake–Boomsauce, 5 sights

3.6 mi · ▲ 616 ft · 1 hr 30 min

Elevation 534–1,018 ft

Out & Back · Mount Penn Preserve

Trailhead: Wizard Of Oz · 40.35815, -75.87449

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

Dogs allowed on leash · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Wizard Of Oz, heading W.
  2. 50 ftPass Antietam Lake.
  3. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  4. 0.3 miBear right onto Boomsauce, heading W.
  5. 0.1 miSharp right onto Alternate Orchard, heading W.
  6. 50 ftSharp left onto Boomsauce, heading W.
  7. 50 ftBear right onto The Pines, heading SW.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left onto Boomsauce, heading S.
  9. 250 ftBear right, heading S.
  10. 450 ftSharp left onto Alternate Orchard, heading SW.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto TNT, heading SW.
  12. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  14. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  15. 450 ftBear left, heading W.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  17. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  18. 100 ftBear left, heading SW.
  19. 50 ftTurn left onto Tower Trail, heading SW.
  20. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  21. 0.2 miBear left onto Spuhler Lane, heading W.
  22. 0.1 miReach Antietam Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  23. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  24. 0.2 miTurn right onto Tower Trail, heading S.
  25. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  26. 100 ftBear right, heading SW.
  27. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  28. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  29. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  30. 500 ftBear left, heading NE.
  31. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  32. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  33. 50 ftContinue straight onto TNT, heading NE.
  34. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Alternate Orchard, heading E.
  35. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  36. 450 ftBear left onto Boomsauce, heading E.
  37. 250 ftTurn right onto The Pines, heading SE.
  38. 0.1 miBear left onto Boomsauce, heading S.
  39. 50 ftSharp right onto Alternate Orchard, heading S.
  40. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  41. 50 ftContinue straight onto Boomsauce, heading S.
  42. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  43. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
  44. 50 ftContinue straight onto Wizard Of Oz, heading N.
  45. 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

21% dirt19% gravel7% paved53% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:31 PM

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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