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Lake Halcyon & Lake Varuna via Orchard Ridge Drive Sidepath

2.7 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 56 min

Lake Halcyon & Lake Varuna via Orchard Ridge Drive Sidepath is a 2.7-mile out-and-back near Fernshire Farms, MD. The route passes Lake Halcyon and Lake Varuna. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi351 – 443 ft3.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.12800, -77.23110
Nearest town Fernshire Farms, MD
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Lake Halcyon & Lake Varuna via Orchard Ridge Drive Sidepath

2.7 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 56 min

Elevation 350–443 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.12800, -77.23110

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:55 AM · sunset 7:11 PM

No dogs on part of this route · Transit-accessible: Quince Orchard Blvd & Diamond Dr stop 798 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 350 ftSharp left, heading E.
  3. 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  6. 0.2 miPass Lake Halcyon.
  7. 250 ftTurn left onto Lake Halcyon Trail, heading SE.
  8. 0.3 miBear left onto Woods Trail, heading NE.
  9. 0.2 miPass Lake Varuna.
  10. 350 ftBear left, heading W.
  11. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  12. 0.4 miSharp right onto Orchard Ridge Drive Sidepath, heading NW.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  14. 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  15. 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  16. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  17. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
  18. 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  19. 50 ftArrive 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/lake-halcyon-lake-varuna-out-back-4-km-70dc

Trail surface

65% paved25% dirt3% gravel7% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:55 AMSunset 7:11 PM

Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route
  • Transit-accessible: Quince Orchard Blvd & Diamond Dr stop 798 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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