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Frederick City Watershed

Access Trail via Catoctin National Recreation Trail

4.1 mi · ▲ 456 ft · 1 hr 36 min

Access Trail via Catoctin National Recreation Trail is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Frederick City Watershed near Lost Eden, MD. It climbs 456 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 73/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,358 – 1,595 ft · steepest grade: 16%4.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Catoctin National Recreation Trail 39.54220, -77.49074
Nearest town Lost Eden, MD
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Access Trail via Catoctin National Recreation Trail

4.1 mi · ▲ 456 ft · 1 hr 36 min

Elevation 1,359–1,596 ft

Out & Back · Frederick City Watershed

Trailhead: Catoctin National Recreation Trail · 39.54220, -77.49074

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

  1. Start on Catoctin National Recreation Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Trail 4, heading E.
  3. 0.2 miSharp right onto Catoctin National Recreation Trail, heading W.
  4. 350 ftTurn left onto Pond Access Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  6. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  7. 200 ftContinue straight onto Upper Canaan, heading SE.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left onto Blue Connector, heading S.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  10. 350 ftBear left, heading S.
  11. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  12. 0.2 miTurn right onto Blue Balls second leg, heading SW.
  13. 0.3 miTurn right onto Access Trail, heading S.
  14. 0.3 miSharp right onto Catoctin National Recreation Trail, heading NW.
  15. 2 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-out-back-7-km

Trail surface

98% dirt2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:12 PM

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