Frederick City Watershed

Catoctin National Recreation Trail–Death March Loop, 8 sights

8.6 mi · ▲ 1,573 ft · 3 hr 39 min

Catoctin National Recreation Trail–Death March Loop, 8 sights is an 8.6-mile loop in Frederick City Watershed near White Rocks, MD. It climbs 1,573 ft, with sections as steep as 38% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 72/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi725 – 1,765 ft · steepest grade: 38%9.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Little Canaan 39.53508, -77.48072
Nearest town White Rocks, MD

Directions

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Catoctin National Recreation Trail–Death March Loop, 8 sights

8.6 mi · ▲ 1,573 ft · 3 hr 39 min

Elevation 725–1,764 ft

Loop · Frederick City Watershed

Trailhead: Little Canaan · 39.53508, -77.48072

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Little Canaan, heading W.
  2. 150 ftTurn left onto Upper Canaan, heading S.
  3. 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left onto Blue Connector, heading S.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 300 ftBear left, heading S.
  7. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right onto Blue Balls second leg, heading SW.
  9. 0.3 miTurn left onto Access Trail, heading S.
  10. 0.4 miTurn left onto Wayne's Trail, heading E.
  11. 0.1 miTurn right onto Old School, heading N.
  12. 50 ftBear left onto Pantyline, heading N.
  13. 0.5 miTurn left onto Old School, heading NE.
  14. 0.2 miBear left onto Wayne's Trail, heading SE.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto Treegina, heading SE.
  16. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Extended Death March, heading N.
  17. 0.5 miBear right onto Death March, heading N.
  18. 0.9 miTurn left onto Catoctin National Recreation Trail, heading NE.
  19. 0.7 miBear right, heading NW.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  21. 50 ftBear right onto Not Blue, heading NW.
  22. 0.8 miBear left onto Sand Flats Ridge Trail, heading SW.
  23. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Catoctin National Recreation Trail, heading S.
  24. 1.3 miTurn left onto Old Blue Trail, heading S.
  25. 0.3 miBear left onto Old Blue Trail, heading S.
  26. 0.4 miBear left onto Catoctin National Recreation Trail, heading SE.
  27. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Trail 4, heading E.
  28. 0.2 miSharp right onto Catoctin National Recreation Trail, heading NE.
  29. 400 ftTurn left onto Pond Access Trail, heading E.
  30. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  31. 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  32. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  33. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  34. 50 ftContinue straight onto Upper Canaan, heading S.
  35. 150 ftTurn right onto Little Canaan, heading SW.
  36. 50 ftThe 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

97% dirt3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:12 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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