Frederick City Watershed

Catoctin National Recreation Trail

2.1 mi · ▲ 416 ft · 54 min

Catoctin National Recreation Trail is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Frederick City Watershed near White Rocks, MD. It climbs 416 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%2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Blue to FCR Connector 39.53111, -77.48004
Nearest town White Rocks, MD

Directions

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Catoctin National Recreation Trail

2.1 mi · ▲ 416 ft · 54 min

Elevation 1,359–1,540 ft

Out & Back · Frederick City Watershed

Trailhead: Blue to FCR Connector · 39.53111, -77.48004

Weather Sep 20: Overcast, high 75°F / low 65° · precip 34% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:12 PM

  1. Start on Blue to FCR Connector, heading W.
  2. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftTurn right onto Blue Connector, heading N.
  4. 50 ftTurn right onto Upper Canaan, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  6. 200 ftBear left onto Pond Access Trail, heading N.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right onto Catoctin National Recreation Trail, heading N.
  8. 400 ftSharp left onto Trail 4, heading E.
  9. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Catoctin National Recreation Trail, heading NE.
  10. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 1 miBear left onto Blue Connector, heading SE.
  12. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  13. 50 ftBear left onto Blue to FCR Connector, heading S.
  14. 0.1 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

96% dirt4% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 75°F65°
Precip34%Wind6 mphUV4Humidity83%
Rained 0.1″ 2 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
75°65° 12 AM: 7% rain1 AM: 3% rain2 AM: 4% rain3 AM: 12% rain4 AM: 12% rain5 AM: 10% rain6 AM: 10% rain7 AM: 10% rain8 AM: 18% rain9 AM: 25% rain10 AM: 34% rain11 AM: 22% rain12 PM: 13% rain1 PM: 13% rain2 PM: 11% rain3 PM: 12% rain4 PM: 27% rain5 PM: 28% rain6 PM: 11% rain7 PM: 7% rain8 PM: 10% rain9 PM: 11% rain10 PM: 15% rain11 PM: 18% rain
Sunrise 6:56 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:12 PM
Mon 67°54° 43%
Tue 56°48° 87%
Wed 54°46° 53%
Thu 59°45° 33%
Fri 66°44°
Sat 69°43°

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