Gambrill State Park

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

  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 miContinue straight onto Yellow Poplar, heading SE.
  7. 0.8 miTurn right onto Catoctin Trail - Yellow, heading SE.
  8. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Catoctin Trail, heading S.
  9. 0.2 miBear right onto Green - Black, heading S.
  10. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Black Locust, heading S.
  11. 200 ftReach Bootjack Spring, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.1 miBear left onto Catoctin Trail, heading SW.
  13. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Catoctin Trail - Yellow, heading NE.
  14. 0.2 miTurn left onto Yellow Poplar, heading N.
  15. 0.6 miBear right, heading N.
  16. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Powerline Trail, heading N.
  17. 0.5 miBear right, heading NW.
  18. 0.1 miBear left onto Headless Hollow, heading NW.
  19. 50 ftBear right onto Powerline Trail, heading NW.
  20. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Lawn Mower, heading N.
  21. 250 ftSharp left onto Huggy Bear, heading N.
  22. 0.7 miTurn left onto Stoner Road, heading W.
  23. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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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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