636 ft
Distance
19 ft
Climb
-17 ft
Descent
00:01:46
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Brant Mine Shack Details

  • Activities
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Deep Creek Lake State Park
    McHenry, Maryland
  • Difficulty Rating
    Green rate
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T1 Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Direction
    Both Directions
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  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #29664 in Hiking [+]
    • #71439 in Trail Running
  • Local Popularity
    80 in Hiking [+]
    • 5 in Trail Running

The Brant Mine Shack Trail is a short out and back trail that leads you to a historical mine shaft - including an old coal rail cart & shaft (it's barricaded off). An interesting detour off of the main Brant Mine Trail.

Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Brant Mine Shack hike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    2 ft
  • Altitude min
    2,763 ft
  • Altitude max
    2,784 ft
  • Altitude start
    2,763 ft
  • Altitude end
    2,766 ft
  • Grade
    0.4%
  • Grade max
    -13.2%
  • Grade min
    7.3%
  • Distance climb
    397 ft
  • Distance down
    213 ft
  • Distance flat
    26 ft
  • Avg time
    00:01:46
  • Avg reverse time
    00:02:18
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