Greenbrier Lake–Greenbrier State Park Beach, 4 sights is a 12.4-mile out-and-back in South Mountain State Park near Greenbrier, MD. The route passes Greenbrier State Park Beach and Greenbrier Lake. It climbs 2,333 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi863 – 1,811 ft · steepest grade: 21%12.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.53609, -77.61846
Nearest town Greenbrier, MD
Directions
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Greenbrier Lake–Greenbrier State Park Beach, 4 sights
12.4 mi · ▲ 2,333 ft · 5 hr 18 min
Elevation 862–1,810 ft
Out & Back · South Mountain State Park
Trailhead: 39.53609, -77.61846
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:13 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Greenbrier State Park Beach.
- 50 ftPass Greenbrier Lake.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Bartmans Hill Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Appalachian National Scenic Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 3.8 miBear right onto Pogo Campsite Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Old Road, heading NE.
- 0.9 miReach Greenbrier Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Pogo Campsite Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 3.8 miTurn right onto Appalachian National Scenic Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Bartmans Hill Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
98% dirt1% paved1% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:57 AMSunset 7:13 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~45 min). Leave by 6:08 PM for the 7:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:01 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Black Rock–Greenbrier Lake, 4 beaches 8.7 mi · ▲ 1,428 ft
- South Mountain State Park Sunset Point–Greenbrier Lake, 4 beaches 4.6 mi · ▲ 1,206 ft
- Greenbrier Lake–Greenbrier State Park Beach Loop, 3 beaches 1 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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