Frederick City Watershed

Blue Balls–Creampie, 4 sights

6.4 mi · ▲ 562 ft · 2 hr 25 min

Blue Balls–Creampie, 4 sights is a 6.4-mile out-and-back in Frederick City Watershed near Laurelcrest, MD. It climbs 562 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 67/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,368 – 1,624 ft6.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.51093, -77.48176
Nearest town Laurelcrest, MD

Directions

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Blue Balls–Creampie, 4 sights

6.4 mi · ▲ 562 ft · 2 hr 25 min

Elevation 1,368–1,624 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 miTurn right onto Blue Balls, heading N.
  5. 0.9 miSharp right onto Access Trail, heading SE.
  6. 0.5 miTurn left onto Wayne's Trail, heading N.
  7. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Green Stones, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Wayne's Trail, heading NW.
  9. 200 ftContinue straight onto Green Stones, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftSharp right onto Creampie, heading W.
  11. 300 ftSharp left, heading W.
  12. 50 ftSharp right onto Evo Connector, heading W.
  13. 0.3 miReach Knuckle Buster Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.3 miSharp left, heading SW.
  15. 50 ftSharp right onto Creampie, heading S.
  16. 300 ftSharp left onto Green Stones, heading S.
  17. 100 ftContinue straight onto Wayne's Trail, heading S.
  18. 200 ftContinue straight onto Green Stones, heading E.
  19. 50 ftContinue straight onto Wayne's Trail, heading E.
  20. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  21. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Access Trail, heading W.
  22. 150 ftSharp left onto Blue Balls, heading NW.
  23. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  24. 0.4 miTurn left onto Knuckle Buster Trail, heading SW.
  25. 0.9 miBear left, heading E.
  26. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  27. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

85% dirt15% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:12 PM

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