Gordon Pond–Arnold Trail, 8 sights is a 3-mile out-and-back in Sweet Run State Park near Neersville, VA. The route reaches Gordon Pond. It is mostly level, with 167 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 33/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi486 – 604 ft3.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Upper Sweet Run Trail 39.27651, -77.73736
Nearest town Neersville, VA
Directions
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Gordon Pond–Arnold Trail, 8 sights
3 mi · ▲ 167 ft · 1 hr 5 min
Elevation 487–603 ft
Out & Back · Sweet Run State Park
Trailhead: Upper Sweet Run Trail · 39.27651, -77.73736
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:13 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Lower Sweet Run Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Butterfly Alley Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Lower Sweet Run Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Arnold Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Legacy Loop, heading NW.
- 0.2 miPass Gordon Pond.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Legacy Loop Spur, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Legacy Loop, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Wood Thrush Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Butterfly Alley Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Upper Sweet Run Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto East Meadow Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Upper Sweet Run Trail, heading SE.
- 250 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
92% dirt8% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:57 AMSunset 7:13 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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