Access Trail–Blue Balls Loop, 6 sights
5.3 mi · ▲ 478 ft · 2 hr
Access Trail–Blue Balls Loop, 6 sights is a 5.3-mile loop in Frederick City Watershed near Laurelcrest, MD. It climbs 478 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 64/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi1,398 – 1,660 ft5.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Stoner Road 39.51076, -77.49913
Nearest town Laurelcrest, MD
Directions
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Access Trail–Blue Balls Loop, 6 sights
5.3 mi · ▲ 478 ft · 2 hr
Elevation 1,397–1,659 ft
Loop · Frederick City Watershed
Trailhead: Stoner Road · 39.51076, -77.49913
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:12 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Killer Bee, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Catoctin National Recreation Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Knuckle Buster Trail, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Blue Balls, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Access Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Catoctin National Recreation Trail, heading NW.
- 0.8 miSharp left onto Knuckle Buster Trail, heading S.
- 0.9 miBear right onto VW Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Upper VW Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Stoner Road, heading W.
- 0.6 miThe 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
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