EVENT
WHEN:
DATE: 06/14/2018
TIME: 10:00am - 12:30pm (prompt start, estimated end)
MILEAGE: 4-5 miles
DATE: 06/14/2018
TIME: 10:00am - 12:30pm (prompt start, estimated end)
MILEAGE: 4-5 miles
DESCRIPTION: (Wear appropriate clothing & bring water! Below are some special instructions: what to bring, relative difficulties, interesting features, & carpooling directions.)
| Depart at 10:00 AM from the Elk Neck State Forest, Arboretum Parking Lot, 2616 Old Elk Neck Rd, Elkton, MD 21921 (39.575704, -75.881543) for a 4-5 mile hike. There’s a good chance that the forest’s Mountain Laurel will be in bloom! We’ll walk through the young tree Arboretum first and then into the forest trails. Challenge yourself with some small, but steep hills and small stream crossings. The pace will be at the slowest person’s rate. Experience part of the Mason Dixon Trail, that traverses this 10 mile wide pine State Forest. Bring water and snack. |
LOCATION
WHERE:
Elk Neck State Forest – Arboretum
Elk Neck State Forest – Arboretum
NEAREST ADDRESS:
2566 Old Elk Neck Rd
Elkton, MD
21921
EXACT COORDINATES:
39.573755, -75.883405
ONLINE DIRECTIONS:
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WRITTEN DIRECTIONS:
From US-40 at the DE/MD state line. Proceed west on US-40 for 3.8 mi. Turn left on MD-7 and proceed .5 mi. Turn left onto Old Elk Neck Rd and proceed 2.7 mi. Parking lot is on the right.
LOCATION NOTES:
There is no existing street address for this location. Follow GPS Coordinates or turn-by-turn directions instead.
This is one of the tracts of the State FOREST, not the State PARK! Elk Neck State Forest and Elk Neck State Park are very often confused. The State Forest’s area is much larger, with the main tract running south of US-40, all the way between Elkton and North East, MD. It has a climbable wooden lookout tower. The State Park is past the Forest and further from Delaware. At its farthest section, it has a white lighthouse on a 120 foot bluff, overlooking the Chesapeake Bay.
