Owens Creek Horse Trail
3.2 mi · ▲ 547 ft · 1 hr 20 min
Owens Creek Horse Trail is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Catoctin Mountain Park near Manahan Ranch Estates, MD. It climbs 547 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 52/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi1,230 – 1,572 ft3.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Sawmill Trail 39.65947, -77.48485
Nearest town Manahan Ranch Estates, MD
Directions
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Owens Creek Horse Trail
3.2 mi · ▲ 547 ft · 1 hr 20 min
Elevation 1,230–1,572 ft
Out & Back · Catoctin Mountain Park
Trailhead: Sawmill Trail · 39.65947, -77.48485
Weather Sep 20: Light drizzle, high 74°F / low 65° · precip 43% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:12 PM
Toilets at the trailhead
- Start on Sawmill Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Catoctin National Recreation Trail, heading S.
- 1.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.5 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
93% dirt7% boardwalk
Weather
Light drizzleTemperature 74°F65°
Precip43%Wind6 mphUV3Humidity91%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
75°60°
Sunrise 6:56 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:12 PM
Mon
67°59°
46%
Tue
60°49°
88%
Wed
54°46°
54%
Thu
61°46°
33%
Fri
67°45°
Sat
69°44°
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
More from Sawmill Trail Trailhead
- Catoctin National Recreation Trail & Owens Creek Horse Trail 7.9 mi · ▲ 1,413 ft
- Owens Creek Horse Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 714 ft
- Owens Creek Horse Trail 4 mi · ▲ 577 ft
- Catoctin National Recreation Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 351 ft
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