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 18% 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: 18%2.5 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: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:12 PM
- Start on Blue to FCR Connector, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Blue Connector, heading NW.
- 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 N.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1 miBear left onto Blue Connector, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Blue to FCR Connector, heading S.
- 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
91% dirt9% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:12 PM
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