Antietam Lake Park

Ferndale Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 321 ft · 56 min

Ferndale Trail is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Antietam Lake Park near Stony Creek Mills, PA. It climbs 321 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi587 – 742 ft · steepest grade: 19%2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.34847, -75.87373
Nearest town Stony Creek Mills, PA

Directions

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Ferndale Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 321 ft · 56 min

Elevation 586–742 ft

Out & Back · Antietam Lake Park

Trailhead: 40.34847, -75.87373

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.2 miSharp right, heading NE.
  3. 350 ftBear left, heading NE.
  4. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  5. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Ferndale Trail, heading NW.
  6. 450 ftTurn right onto Dane's Run, heading NW.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  8. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Gravity Trail, heading NW.
  9. 400 ftContinue straight onto Alternate Orchard, heading NW.
  10. 250 ftBear right, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Boomsauce, heading NW.
  12. 200 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  14. 200 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  15. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  17. 250 ftBear left onto Alternate Orchard, heading N.
  18. 250 ftContinue straight onto Gravity Trail, heading N.
  19. 0.3 miTurn right onto Dane's Run, heading SE.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  21. 400 ftContinue straight onto Ferndale Trail, heading SE.
  22. 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
  23. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  24. 300 ftSharp left, heading S.
  25. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

7% dirt93% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:37 AMSunset 7:29 PM

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