Owens Creek Horse Trail is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Catoctin Mountain Park near Manahan Ranch Estates, MD. It climbs 519 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi1,270 – 1,572 ft · steepest grade: 15%3.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.65532, -77.47732
Nearest town Manahan Ranch Estates, MD
Directions
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Owens Creek Horse Trail
3.6 mi · ▲ 519 ft · 1 hr 28 min
Elevation 1,270–1,572 ft
Out & Back · Catoctin Mountain Park
Trailhead: 39.65532, -77.47732
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 · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Catoctin National Recreation Trail, heading S.
- 1.4 miContinue straight onto Owens Creek Horse Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.8 miSharp right, heading N.
- 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
99% dirt1% 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
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Adirondack Horse Trail & Owens Creek Horse Trail 7.8 mi · ▲ 1,313 ft
- Catoctin National Recreation Trail & Owens Creek Horse Trail 6.8 mi · ▲ 1,180 ft
- Browns Farm Nature Loop & Browns Farm Trail via Owens Creek Horse Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 524 ft
- Owens Creek Horse Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 782 ft
- Owens Creek Horse Trail 3 mi · ▲ 382 ft
- Owens Creek Horse Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 352 ft
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