High Rock via Appalachian National Scenic Trail
4.2 mi · ▲ 453 ft · 1 hr 38 min
High Rock via Appalachian National Scenic Trail is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in South Mountain State Park near Edgemont, MD. The route reaches High Rock at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It climbs 453 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 44/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi1,427 – 1,867 ft · steepest grade: 21%4.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.67122, -77.52210
Nearest town Edgemont, MD
Directions
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High Rock via Appalachian National Scenic Trail
4.2 mi · ▲ 453 ft · 1 hr 38 min
Elevation 1,426–1,868 ft
Out & Back · South Mountain State Park
Trailhead: 39.67122, -77.52210
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:12 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Appalachian National Scenic Trail, heading N.
- 1.6 miReach High Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.6 miTurn left, heading E.
- 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 surface
78% dirt22% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:57 AMSunset 7:12 PM
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