The Burnside Sycamore & Snavely Ford Trail is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Antietam National Battlefield near Horse Shoe Bend, MD. The route reaches The Burnside Sycamore at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It climbs 287 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi302 – 443 ft3.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Final Attack Trail 39.44889, -77.73373
Nearest town Horse Shoe Bend, MD
Directions
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The Burnside Sycamore & Snavely Ford Trail
3.6 mi · ▲ 287 ft · 1 hr 21 min
Elevation 301–443 ft
Out & Back · Antietam National Battlefield
Trailhead: Final Attack Trail · 39.44889, -77.73373
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:13 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Snavely Ford Trail, heading S.
- 1.8 miTurn right onto Union Advance Trail, heading N.
- 350 ftReach The Burnside Sycamore, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Snavely Ford Trail, heading E.
- 1.8 miTurn left, heading W.
- 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
92% dirt8% paved
Weather
Sunrise 6:57 AMSunset 7:13 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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