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Monocacy Natural Resource Management Area

Furnace Branch Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 40 min

Furnace Branch Trail is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Monocacy Natural Resource Management Area near Furnace Ford, MD. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi220 – 299 ft2.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.24331, -77.43904
Nearest town Furnace Ford, MD
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Furnace Branch Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 40 min

Elevation 219–298 ft

Out & Back · Monocacy Natural Resource Management Area

Trailhead: 39.24331, -77.43904

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:12 PM

Horses allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Furnace Branch Trail, heading E.
  2. 1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  3. 0.9 miArrive 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/furnace-branch-trail-out-back

Trail surface

81% dirt19% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:12 PM

Good to know

  • Horses allowed on the whole route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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