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North Spur & Social Trail is a 4.6-mile out-and-back near Clear Spring, MD. It is mostly level, with 218 ft of elevation gain. It scores 67/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi712 – 889 ft4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Social Trail 39.69602, -77.94073
Nearest town Clear Spring, MD

Directions

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North Spur & Social Trail

4.6 mi · ▲ 218 ft · 1 hr 39 min

Elevation 712–889 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Social Trail · 39.69602, -77.94073

Weather Sep 20: Light drizzle, high 78°F / low 68° · precip 47% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:14 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Social Trail, heading W.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  3. 1 miTurn left, heading N.
  4. 0.6 miSharp left onto North Spur, heading NE.
  5. 0.3 miReach Social Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.3 miSharp right, heading E.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Social Trail, heading SW.
  8. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  9. 1.4 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

2% dirt98% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 78°F68°
Precip47%Wind5 mphUV6Humidity81%
Rained 0.1″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65° 12 AM: 11% rain1 AM: 7% rain2 AM: 12% rain3 AM: 17% rain4 AM: 9% rain5 AM: 13% rain6 AM: 10% rain7 AM: 20% rain8 AM: 47% rain9 AM: 36% rain10 AM: 24% rain11 AM: 9% rain12 PM: 17% rain1 PM: 17% rain2 PM: 22% rain3 PM: 44% rain4 PM: 39% rain5 PM: 20% rain6 PM: 10% rain7 PM: 11% rain8 PM: 12% rain9 PM: 17% rain10 PM: 16% rain11 PM: 12% rain
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:14 PM
Mon 68°58° 43%
Tue 57°51° 88%
Wed 56°50° 70%
Thu 65°49° 36%
Fri 71°43°
Sat 73°44°

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead