Green Ash Trail–Huggy Bear, 6 sights
7.9 mi · ▲ 825 ft · 3 hr 3 min
Green Ash Trail–Huggy Bear, 6 sights is a 7.9-mile out-and-back in Gambrill State Park near Laurelcrest, MD. It climbs 825 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 38/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Green Ash Trail–Huggy Bear, 6 sights
7.9 mi · ▲ 825 ft · 3 hr 3 min
Elevation 1,339–1,759 ft
Out & Back · Gambrill State Park
Trailhead: Stoner Road · 39.51076, -77.49913
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:12 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Stoner Road, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Huggy Bear, heading SW.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto Lawn Mower, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Headless Hollow, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right onto Powerline Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Yellow Poplar, heading SE.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Green Ash - Yellow Poplar, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Yellow Poplar, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right onto White Oak Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Green Ash Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto White Oak Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Catoctin - Black, heading SE.
- 150 ftReach Huggy Bear, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto White Oak Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Green Ash Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto White Oak Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Yellow Poplar, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Green Ash - Yellow Poplar, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Yellow Poplar, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 1.3 miTurn left onto Powerline Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Headless Hollow, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Powerline Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Lawn Mower, heading N.
- 250 ftSharp left onto Huggy Bear, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Stoner Road, heading W.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~61 min). Leave by 5:51 PM for the 7:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:31 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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