Best hikes in Frederick City Watershed
Ambleway maps 32 hikes in Frederick City Watershed, from a 2.1-mile walk to a 16-mile day out. All of them score as wild, staying clear of roads and development for most of the route; the wildest is Forest Road & Iceburg. The biggest climb is Frederick Overlook –Blue Balls, 6 sights, gaining 2,024 ft, and the network tops out at 1,841 ft.
- Forest Road & Iceburg 3.6 mi · ▲ 223 ft
- Golf Ball Trail & Not Blue 3.8 mi · ▲ 362 ft
- High Knob–Middletown Overlook, 8 sights 11.7 mi · ▲ 912 ft
- Bootjack Spring–Blue Balls, 3 sights 11.5 mi · ▲ 1,852 ft
- Catoctin - Black - Green–Huggy Bear, 4 sights 8.4 mi · ▲ 1,346 ft
- Closed Trail & Golf Ball Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 619 ft
- Frederick Overlook –Blue Balls, 6 sights 16 mi · ▲ 2,024 ft
- Middletown Overlook–Black Locust, 7 sights 12 mi · ▲ 1,028 ft
- Blue Balls–Killer Bee, 3 sights 4.9 mi · ▲ 304 ft
- Salamander Trail & Salamander 4.6 mi · ▲ 375 ft
- Salamander 4.4 mi · ▲ 348 ft
- North Frederick Viewpoint–Blue Balls, 6 sights 9.7 mi · ▲ 802 ft
- Reanimator Viewpoint–Death March, 5 sights 9.9 mi · ▲ 1,521 ft
- Death March & Extended Death March 3.1 mi · ▲ 503 ft
- Huggy Bear & Lawn Mower via Stoner Road 3.2 mi · ▲ 190 ft
- Whisky Springs Pond–Forest Road, 3 sights 4.9 mi · ▲ 312 ft
- Extended Death March–Treegina, 3 sights 2.7 mi · ▲ 660 ft
- 3 Saws–Fun House, 3 sights 2.8 mi · ▲ 361 ft
- Upper Ridge Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 445 ft
- Sand Flat & Nordic Track via Salamander Trail 3 mi · ▲ 166 ft
- White Rock & Salamander via Catoctin National Recreation Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 336 ft
- Fishing Creek Reservoir–Albatross, 3 sights 2.1 mi · ▲ 735 ft
- New Berg & Viper 4 mi · ▲ 334 ft
- Vandal 3.9 mi · ▲ 833 ft
- Access Trail & Blue Balls Loop via Catoctin National Recreation Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 223 ft
- Killer Bee–Knuckle Buster Trail, 5 sights 3.8 mi · ▲ 333 ft
- Blue Balls & Buck Flats Trail Loop 3.8 mi · ▲ 484 ft
- Catoctin Trail–Lawn Mower Loop, 3 sights 5.1 mi · ▲ 983 ft
- Huggy Bear–Kubla Khan Loop, 4 sights 4.5 mi · ▲ 885 ft
- Salamander Rock–Whisky Springs Pond Loop, 5 sights 2.6 mi · ▲ 162 ft
- Tears of a Clown & The Pit Loop 3.3 mi · ▲ 436 ft
- Spout Spring–3 Saws Loop, 8 sights 3.7 mi · ▲ 1,009 ft