Catoctin Mountain Park

Owens Creek Horse Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 352 ft · 55 min

Owens Creek Horse Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Catoctin Mountain Park near Manahan Ranch Estates, MD. It climbs 352 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 52/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,312 – 1,572 ft · steepest grade: 16%2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.65532, -77.47732
Nearest town Manahan Ranch Estates, MD

Directions

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Owens Creek Horse Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 352 ft · 55 min

Elevation 1,313–1,572 ft

Out & Back · Catoctin Mountain Park

Trailhead: 39.65532, -77.47732

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:12 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftSharp left onto Catoctin National Recreation Trail, heading S.
  3. 1.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 1.1 miSharp right, heading NE.
  5. 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

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:12 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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