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Antietam National Battlefield

West Woods Trail via Cornfield Trail

3.2 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 6 min

West Woods Trail via Cornfield Trail is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Antietam National Battlefield near Mondell, MD. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi459 – 522 ft3.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Cornfield Trail 39.48179, -77.74280
Nearest town Mondell, MD
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West Woods Trail via Cornfield Trail

3.2 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 6 min

Elevation 461–523 ft

Out & Back · Antietam National Battlefield

Trailhead: Cornfield Trail · 39.48179, -77.74280

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:13 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Cornfield Trail, heading N.
  2. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  4. 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
  5. 450 ftTurn left onto West Woods Trail, heading W.
  6. 200 ftBear left onto Park Service Road, heading S.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto West Woods Trail, heading S.
  8. 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
  9. 350 ftTurn left onto Cornfield Trail, heading E.
  10. 1.2 miBear left, heading S.
  11. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/west-woods-trail-out-back

Trail surface

98% dirt2% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 6:57 AMSunset 7:13 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 6:38 PM for the 7:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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