Middletown Overlook–Black Locust Loop, 3 sights
1 mi · ▲ 199 ft · 26 min
Middletown Overlook–Black Locust Loop, 3 sights is a 1-mile loop in Gambrill State Park near Phelps, MD. The route reaches Middletown Overlook. It is mostly level, with 199 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi1,316 – 1,539 ft · steepest grade: 22%1.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Catoctin - Black 39.46214, -77.49116
Nearest town Phelps, MD
Directions
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Middletown Overlook–Black Locust Loop, 3 sights
1 mi · ▲ 199 ft · 26 min
Elevation 1,315–1,539 ft
Loop · Gambrill State Park
Trailhead: Catoctin - Black · 39.46214, -77.49116
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:12 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto White Oak Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Yellow Poplar, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Black Locust, heading S.
- 0.2 miPass Middletown Overlook.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Black - Green, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Yellow - Red - Black, heading SE.
- 0.1 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
99% dirt1% gravel
Weather
Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:12 PM
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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