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Sweet Run State Park

Gordon Pond–Wortman Pond Loop, 8 sights

3.2 mi · ▲ 345 ft · 1 hr 14 min

Gordon Pond–Wortman Pond Loop, 8 sights is a 3.2-mile loop in Sweet Run State Park near Neersville, VA. The route passes Gordon Pond and Wortman Pond. It climbs 345 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi446 – 643 ft3.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Upper Sweet Run Trail 39.27651, -77.73736
Nearest town Neersville, VA
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Gordon Pond–Wortman Pond Loop, 8 sights

3.2 mi · ▲ 345 ft · 1 hr 14 min

Elevation 445–645 ft

Loop · 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

  1. Start on Upper Sweet Run Trail, heading N.
  2. 500 ftContinue straight onto East Meadow Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right onto Upper Sweet Run Trail, heading NW.
  4. 0.6 miSharp left onto Arnold Trail, heading NW.
  5. 500 ftContinue straight onto Piney Run Trail, heading NW.
  6. 0.3 miPass Gordon Pond.
  7. 150 ftContinue straight onto Farmstead Loop, heading E.
  8. 0.3 miBear right onto Piney Run Trail, heading N.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Farmstead Loop, heading N.
  10. 0.3 miPass Wortman Pond.
  11. 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left onto Old Bridge Trail, heading SW.
  13. 0.1 miTurn right onto Arnold Lane, heading SW.
  14. 0.2 miBear left onto Upper Sweet Run Trail, heading W.
  15. 0.1 miBear left onto Lower Sweet Run Trail, heading W.
  16. 0.4 miSharp left onto Butterfly Alley Trail, heading SW.
  17. 50 ftTurn right onto Lower Sweet Run Trail, heading SW.
  18. 0.5 miThe loop closes 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/gordon-pond-wortman-pond-loop-9-sights-5-km-a5e9

Trail surface

93% dirt7% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:57 AMSunset 7:13 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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