Access Trail & Blue Balls Loop via Catoctin National Recreation Trail
2.1 mi · ▲ 223 ft · 49 min
Access Trail & Blue Balls Loop via Catoctin National Recreation Trail is a 2.1-mile loop in Frederick City Watershed near Laurelcrest, MD. It is mostly level, with 223 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 63/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi1,493 – 1,657 ft2.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Catoctin National Recreation Trail 39.51594, -77.49406
Nearest town Laurelcrest, MD
Directions
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Access Trail & Blue Balls Loop via Catoctin National Recreation Trail
2.1 mi · ▲ 223 ft · 49 min
Elevation 1,494–1,657 ft
Loop · Frederick City Watershed
Trailhead: Catoctin National Recreation Trail · 39.51594, -77.49406
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:12 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Catoctin National Recreation Trail, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Knuckle Buster Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Blue Balls, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Access Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Catoctin National Recreation Trail, heading NW.
- 0.8 miSharp left onto Knuckle Buster Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Catoctin National Recreation Trail, heading SW.
- 450 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
100% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:12 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Catoctin National Recreation Trail Trailhead
- Catoctin - Black - Green–Huggy Bear, 4 sights 8.4 mi · ▲ 1,346 ft
- 3 Saws–Boundary Line, 3 sights 4.4 mi · ▲ 445 ft
- Huggy Bear & Lawn Mower via Stoner Road 3.2 mi · ▲ 190 ft
- Fishing Creek Reservoir–Blue Balls, 3 sights 4.1 mi · ▲ 840 ft
- Killer Bee–Knuckle Buster Trail, 5 sights 3.8 mi · ▲ 333 ft
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