AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Gunners Lake

2.3 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 49 min

Gunners Lake is a 2.3-mile out-and-back near The Colony, MD. The route reaches Gunners Lake. It is mostly level, with 107 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi338 – 463 ft2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.17025, -77.26195
Nearest town The Colony, MD
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Gunners Lake

2.3 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 49 min

Elevation 339–462 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.17025, -77.26195

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:11 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.6 miPass Gunners Lake.
  3. 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
  4. 0.4 miBear left, heading NW.
  5. 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  6. 0.5 miArrive 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/gunners-lake-out-back-4-km-8418

Trail surface

100% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:11 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 6:50 PM for the 7:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:27 PM — 11 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near The Colony, Maryland