Catoctin National Recreation Trail
2.1 mi · ▲ 445 ft · 55 min
Catoctin National Recreation Trail is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Frederick City Watershed near White Rocks, MD. It climbs 445 ft, with sections as steep as 16% 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: 16%2.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.53307, -77.48014
Nearest town White Rocks, MD
Directions
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Catoctin National Recreation Trail
2.1 mi · ▲ 445 ft · 55 min
Elevation 1,359–1,540 ft
Out & Back · Frederick City Watershed
Trailhead: 39.53307, -77.48014
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:12 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 450 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Blue to FCR Connector, heading SW.
- 200 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Blue Connector, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Upper Canaan, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear left onto Pond Access Trail, heading N.
- 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 N.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1 miBear left onto Blue Connector, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Blue to FCR Connector, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftBear left, heading S.
- 200 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
90% dirt10% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:12 PM
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- North Frederick Viewpoint–Blue Balls, 4 sights 13.5 mi · ▲ 2,012 ft
- 3 Saws–Blue Balls, 4 sights 7.4 mi · ▲ 749 ft
- Salamander Rock–Sand Flat, 5 sights 8.1 mi · ▲ 972 ft
- Closed Trail & Old Blue Trail via Catoctin National Recreation Trail 4.7 mi · ▲ 806 ft
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