Gambrill State Park

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.

Elevation

0 mi1,339 – 1,759 ft8.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Stoner Road 39.51076, -77.49913
Nearest town Laurelcrest, MD

Directions

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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

  1. Start on Stoner Road, heading SE.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right onto Huggy Bear, heading SW.
  3. 0.7 miSharp right onto Lawn Mower, heading W.
  4. 0.3 miBear left onto Headless Hollow, heading S.
  5. 50 ftBear right onto Powerline Trail, heading S.
  6. 0.6 miTurn right onto Yellow Poplar, heading SE.
  7. 1.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  8. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Green Ash - Yellow Poplar, heading S.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left onto Yellow Poplar, heading S.
  10. 0.3 miBear right onto White Oak Trail, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  12. 50 ftTurn left onto Green Ash Trail, heading SE.
  13. 50 ftTurn right onto White Oak Trail, heading SE.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Catoctin - Black, heading SE.
  15. 150 ftReach Huggy Bear, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 150 ftContinue straight onto White Oak Trail, heading SE.
  17. 50 ftTurn left onto Green Ash Trail, heading SE.
  18. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  19. 50 ftTurn right onto White Oak Trail, heading SE.
  20. 50 ftBear left onto Yellow Poplar, heading SE.
  21. 0.3 miTurn right onto Green Ash - Yellow Poplar, heading NW.
  22. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Yellow Poplar, heading NW.
  23. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  24. 1.3 miTurn left onto Powerline Trail, heading NW.
  25. 0.5 miBear right, heading NW.
  26. 0.1 miBear left onto Headless Hollow, heading NW.
  27. 50 ftBear right onto Powerline Trail, heading NW.
  28. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Lawn Mower, heading N.
  29. 250 ftSharp left onto Huggy Bear, heading N.
  30. 0.7 miTurn left onto Stoner Road, heading W.
  31. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

98% dirt2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:12 PM

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.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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