Lawn Mower–Powerline Trail, 3 sights
4.5 mi · ▲ 483 ft · 1 hr 44 min
Lawn Mower–Powerline Trail, 3 sights is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Gambrill State Park near Hawbottom Heights, MD. It climbs 483 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 39/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Lawn Mower–Powerline Trail, 3 sights
4.5 mi · ▲ 483 ft · 1 hr 44 min
Elevation 1,540–1,759 ft
Out & Back · Gambrill State Park
Trailhead: Black/Yellow · 39.47011, -77.49464
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:12 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Yellow Poplar, heading N.
- 1.3 miTurn left onto Powerline Trail, heading NE.
- 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.
- 250 ftReach Yellow Poplar, 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 miTurn right onto Yellow Poplar, heading SE.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~29 min). Leave by 6:23 PM for the 7:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:55 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Black/Yellow Trailhead
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- Catoctin Trail–Lawn Mower Loop, 5 sights 6.2 mi · ▲ 1,025 ft
- Middletown Overlook–Black Locust Loop, 4 sights 1.6 mi · ▲ 314 ft
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