Lake Placid–Lake Varuna, 5 lakes
4.2 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 1 hr 26 min
Lake Placid–Lake Varuna, 5 lakes is a 4.2-mile out-and-back near Fernshire Farms, MD. The route passes Lake Varuna, Lake Nirvana and Inspiration Lake before reaching Lake Placid at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 83 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi354 – 427 ft5.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.12689, -77.23229
Nearest town Fernshire Farms, MD
Directions
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Lake Placid–Lake Varuna, 5 lakes
4.2 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 1 hr 26 min
Elevation 354–425 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.12689, -77.23229
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:55 AM · sunset 7:11 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 250 ftSharp right onto Orchard Ridge Drive Sidepath, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.3 miPass Lake Varuna.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Main Street Shared Use Path, heading NW.
- 0.4 miPass Lake Nirvana.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Inspiration Lake.
- 0.1 miPass Lake Placid.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftReach Lake Placid, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Orchard Ridge Drive Sidepath, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading E.
- 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 surface
96% paved4% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:55 AMSunset 7:11 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Lake Varuna–Lowline, 3 sights 15.5 mi · ▲ 566 ft
- Lake Varuna–Great Seneca Highway Sidepath, 4 sights 8.3 mi · ▲ 298 ft
- Lake Varuna & Muddy Branch Greenway Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 115 ft
- Lake Varuna–Muddy Branch Greenway Trail, 3 sights 3.7 mi · ▲ 87 ft
- Lake Varuna–Lake Nirvana, 6 lakes 3.2 mi · ▲ 57 ft
- Inspiration Lake–Lake Varuna, 5 lakes 4.2 mi · ▲ 82 ft
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