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Frederick City Watershed

3 Saws–Boundary Line, 3 sights

4.4 mi · ▲ 445 ft · 1 hr 41 min

3 Saws–Boundary Line, 3 sights is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Frederick City Watershed near Laurelcrest, MD. It climbs 445 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 72/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,263 – 1,627 ft4.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Catoctin National Recreation Trail 39.51594, -77.49406
Nearest town Laurelcrest, MD
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3 Saws–Boundary Line, 3 sights

4.4 mi · ▲ 445 ft · 1 hr 41 min

Elevation 1,264–1,629 ft

Out & Back · Frederick City Watershed

Trailhead: Catoctin National Recreation Trail · 39.51594, -77.49406

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:12 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Catoctin National Recreation Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Monarch Trail, heading SW.
  3. 0.2 miBear left onto Stoner Road, heading S.
  4. 1.1 miContinue straight onto 3 Saws, heading NE.
  5. 150 ftBear right onto Boundary Line, heading E.
  6. 0.3 miReach 3 Saws, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.3 miBear left onto 3 Saws, heading NW.
  8. 150 ftContinue straight onto Stoner Road, heading N.
  9. 1.1 miBear right onto Monarch Trail, heading NW.
  10. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Catoctin National Recreation Trail, heading NE.
  11. 0.5 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/3-saws-boundary-line-out-back-3-sights-7-km-db7b

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:12 PM

Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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