Catoctin National Recreation Trail
2.1 mi · ▲ 357 ft · 53 min
Catoctin National Recreation Trail is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Frederick City Watershed near White Rocks, MD. It climbs 357 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi1,358 – 1,539 ft · steepest grade: 24%2.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.52873, -77.48162
Nearest town White Rocks, MD
Directions
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Catoctin National Recreation Trail
2.1 mi · ▲ 357 ft · 53 min
Elevation 1,359–1,540 ft
Out & Back · Frederick City Watershed
Trailhead: 39.52873, -77.48162
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:12 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 350 ftBear right, heading N.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Soccer Mom, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Blue Connector, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 200 ftBear left onto Pond Access Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Catoctin National Recreation Trail, heading NW.
- 400 ftSharp left onto Trail 4, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Catoctin National Recreation Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1 miBear left onto Blue Connector, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Soccer Mom, heading SW.
- 450 ftBear left, heading S.
- 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
87% dirt13% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:12 PM
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