Weverton Cliffs via Appalachian National Scenic Trail is a 9.1-mile out-and-back in South Mountain State Park near Brunswick, MD. The route reaches Weverton Cliffs at the turnaround, 4.5 miles in. It climbs 707 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi230 – 856 ft · steepest grade: 19%9.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.31129, -77.62749
Nearest town Brunswick, MD
Directions
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Weverton Cliffs via Appalachian National Scenic Trail
9.1 mi · ▲ 707 ft · 3 hr 23 min
Elevation 229–857 ft
Out & Back · South Mountain State Park
Trailhead: 39.31129, -77.62749
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:13 PM
Transit-accessible: Brunswick stop 88 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 3.2 miTurn right onto Appalachian National Scenic Trail, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 1.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 400 ftReach Weverton Cliffs, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.3 miTurn left onto Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Trail, heading E.
- 3.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 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
98% dirt2% paved
Weather
Sunrise 6:57 AMSunset 7:13 PM
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Brunswick stop 88 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Trail 6.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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