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Frederick City Watershed

Access Trail–Blue Balls, 4 sights

5.7 mi · ▲ 428 ft · 2 hr 7 min

Access Trail–Blue Balls, 4 sights is a 5.7-mile out-and-back in Frederick City Watershed near Laurelcrest, MD. It climbs 428 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 66/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,398 – 1,657 ft5.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.51093, -77.48176
Nearest town Laurelcrest, MD
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Access Trail–Blue Balls, 4 sights

5.7 mi · ▲ 428 ft · 2 hr 7 min

Elevation 1,397–1,657 ft

Out & Back · Frederick City Watershed

Trailhead: 39.51093, -77.48176

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  3. 0.3 miBear right onto Knuckle Buster Trail, heading N.
  4. 0.9 miSharp right onto Catoctin National Recreation Trail, heading NE.
  5. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Access Trail, heading SE.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right onto Blue Balls, heading S.
  7. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
  8. 0.4 miTurn right onto Knuckle Buster Trail, heading SW.
  9. 50 ftTurn left onto Catoctin National Recreation Trail, heading SW.
  10. 1.3 miContinue straight onto VW Trail, heading SE.
  11. 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
  12. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  13. 0.1 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/access-trail-blue-balls-out-back-4-sights-9-km

Trail surface

92% dirt8% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:12 PM

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