The Burnside Sycamore & Final Attack Trail is a 4-mile out-and-back in Antietam National Battlefield near Forge Hill Estates, MD. The route reaches The Burnside Sycamore at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 178 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi302 – 433 ft4.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Final Attack Trail 39.45192, -77.73800
Nearest town Forge Hill Estates, MD
Directions
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The Burnside Sycamore & Final Attack Trail
4 mi · ▲ 178 ft · 1 hr 25 min
Elevation 301–433 ft
Out & Back · Antietam National Battlefield
Trailhead: Final Attack Trail · 39.45192, -77.73800
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:13 PM
- Start on Final Attack Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Connector Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Snavely Ford Trail, heading E.
- 1.4 miTurn right onto Union Advance Trail, heading W.
- 350 ftReach The Burnside Sycamore, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Snavely Ford Trail, heading S.
- 1.4 miTurn left onto Connector Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Final Attack Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 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% paved
Weather
Sunrise 6:57 AMSunset 7:13 PM
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