Gordon Pond–Wortman Pond, 5 sights is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Sweet Run State Park near Loudoun Heights, VA. The route passes Wortman Pond before reaching Gordon Pond at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It climbs 258 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi459 – 571 ft3.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Farmstead Loop Trail 39.29312, -77.72599
Nearest town Loudoun Heights, VA
Directions
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Gordon Pond–Wortman Pond, 5 sights
2.7 mi · ▲ 258 ft · 1 hr 2 min
Elevation 459–570 ft
Out & Back · Sweet Run State Park
Trailhead: Farmstead Loop Trail · 39.29312, -77.72599
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:13 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Farmstead Loop Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Wortman Pond.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Mountain View Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 100 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Farmstead Loop, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Old Bridge Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Arnold Lane, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Upper Sweet Run Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Lower Sweet Run Trail, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Arnold Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Legacy Loop, heading W.
- 0.3 miReach Gordon Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Arnold Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Lower Sweet Run Trail, heading S.
- 350 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Upper Sweet Run Trail, heading SE.
- 100 ftBear right onto Arnold Lane, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Old Bridge Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Farmstead Loop, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Mountain View Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Farmstead Loop Trail, heading NE.
- 200 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
99% dirt1% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:57 AMSunset 7:13 PM
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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