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Antietam National Battlefield

Cornfield Trail & West Woods Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 38 min

Cornfield Trail & West Woods Trail is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Antietam National Battlefield near Mondell, MD. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi495 – 522 ft2.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Park Service Road 39.47845, -77.74908
Nearest town Mondell, MD
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Cornfield Trail & West Woods Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 38 min

Elevation 494–523 ft

Out & Back · Antietam National Battlefield

Trailhead: Park Service Road · 39.47845, -77.74908

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Park Service Road, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftBear right onto West Woods Trail, heading N.
  3. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  4. 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
  5. 350 ftTurn left onto Cornfield Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  7. 0.3 miReach West Woods Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  9. 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
  10. 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
  11. 450 ftTurn left onto West Woods Trail, heading W.
  12. 200 ftBear left onto Park Service Road, heading W.
  13. 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/cornfield-trail-out-back

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:57 AMSunset 7:13 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 6:47 PM for the 7:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:34 PM — 6 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Mondell, Maryland