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Antietam Lake Park

Ferndale Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 204 ft · 44 min

Ferndale Trail is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Antietam Lake Park near Stony Creek Mills, PA. It is mostly level, with 204 ft of elevation gain. It scores 33/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi627 – 742 ft · steepest grade: 23%2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.34893, -75.87507
Nearest town Stony Creek Mills, PA
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Ferndale Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 204 ft · 44 min

Elevation 626–742 ft

Out & Back · Antietam Lake Park

Trailhead: 40.34893, -75.87507

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 350 ftBear left, heading N.
  3. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Ferndale Trail, heading NW.
  4. 450 ftTurn right onto Dane's Run, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Gravity Trail, heading NW.
  7. 400 ftContinue straight onto Alternate Orchard, heading NW.
  8. 250 ftBear right, heading NW.
  9. 100 ftContinue straight onto Boomsauce, heading NW.
  10. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  12. 450 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  13. 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  15. 250 ftBear left onto Alternate Orchard, heading NW.
  16. 300 ftContinue straight onto Gravity Trail, heading NW.
  17. 0.3 miTurn right onto Dane's Run, heading SE.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  19. 350 ftContinue straight onto Ferndale Trail, heading SE.
  20. 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
  21. 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/ferndale-trail-out-back-3-km-e84f

Trail surface

9% dirt91% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:31 PM

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