Bootjack Spring–Huggy Bear, 4 sights
6.6 mi · ▲ 1,128 ft · 2 hr 46 min
Bootjack Spring–Huggy Bear, 4 sights is a 6.6-mile out-and-back in Gambrill State Park near Laurelcrest, MD. The route reaches Bootjack Spring at the turnaround, 3.3 miles in. It climbs 1,128 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 49/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi1,299 – 1,759 ft7.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Stoner Road 39.51076, -77.49913
Nearest town Laurelcrest, MD
Directions
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Bootjack Spring–Huggy Bear, 4 sights
6.6 mi · ▲ 1,128 ft · 2 hr 46 min
Elevation 1,299–1,759 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 miContinue straight onto Yellow Poplar, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Catoctin Trail - Yellow, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Catoctin Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Green - Black, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Black Locust, heading S.
- 200 ftReach Bootjack Spring, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Catoctin Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Catoctin Trail - Yellow, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Yellow Poplar, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Powerline Trail, heading N.
- 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.
Trail surface
94% dirt1% gravel5% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:12 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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