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
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Knuckle Buster Trail, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Blue Balls, heading N.
- 0.9 miSharp right onto Access Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Wayne's Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Green Stones, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Wayne's Trail, heading NW.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Green Stones, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Creampie, heading W.
- 300 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Evo Connector, heading W.
- 0.3 miReach Knuckle Buster Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Creampie, heading S.
- 300 ftSharp left onto Green Stones, heading S.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Wayne's Trail, heading S.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Green Stones, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Wayne's Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Access Trail, heading W.
- 150 ftSharp left onto Blue Balls, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Knuckle Buster Trail, heading SW.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 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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- 3 Saws & VW Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 402 ft
- Access Trail–Blue Balls, 4 sights 5.7 mi · ▲ 428 ft
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