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
- Start on Wizard Of Oz, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Antietam Lake.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Boomsauce, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Alternate Orchard, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Boomsauce, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right onto The Pines, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Boomsauce, heading S.
- 250 ftBear right, heading S.
- 450 ftSharp left onto Alternate Orchard, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto TNT, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 450 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 100 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Tower Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Spuhler Lane, heading W.
- 0.1 miReach Antietam Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Tower Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 500 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto TNT, heading NE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Alternate Orchard, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 450 ftBear left onto Boomsauce, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right onto The Pines, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Boomsauce, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Alternate Orchard, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Boomsauce, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Wizard Of Oz, heading N.
- 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
More from Wizard Of Oz Trailhead
- Antietam Lake–Antietam Reservoir Trail, 4 sights 2.4 mi · ▲ 512 ft
- Peace Rock–Antietam Lake, 6 sights 3.9 mi · ▲ 894 ft
- Mount Penn–Spuhler Lane Viewpoint, 5 sights 4.3 mi · ▲ 1,031 ft
- Antietam Lake–Egelman Reservoir, 3 lakes 5.8 mi · ▲ 1,152 ft
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