Lawn Mower & Powerline Trail
3.1 mi · ▲ 555 ft · 1 hr 19 min
Lawn Mower & Powerline Trail is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Gambrill State Park near Hawbottom Heights, MD. It climbs 555 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 45/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi1,467 – 1,759 ft · steepest grade: 19%3.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Yellow Poplar 39.47963, -77.49290
Nearest town Hawbottom Heights, MD
Directions
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Lawn Mower & Powerline Trail
3.1 mi · ▲ 555 ft · 1 hr 19 min
Elevation 1,467–1,759 ft
Out & Back · Gambrill State Park
Trailhead: Yellow Poplar · 39.47963, -77.49290
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:12 PM
- Start on Yellow Poplar, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Powerline Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Headless Hollow, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto Powerline Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Lawn Mower, heading N.
- 300 ftReach Powerline Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 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.
- 0.6 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
90% dirt10% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:12 PM
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