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Frederick City Watershed

Catoctin National Recreation Trail

2 mi · ▲ 254 ft · 48 min

Catoctin National Recreation Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back in Frederick City Watershed near Laurelcrest, MD. It climbs 254 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,348 – 1,578 ft · steepest grade: 16%2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.52539, -77.48421
Nearest town Laurelcrest, MD
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Catoctin National Recreation Trail

2 mi · ▲ 254 ft · 48 min

Elevation 1,347–1,578 ft

Out & Back · Frederick City Watershed

Trailhead: 39.52539, -77.48421

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  4. 350 ftTurn left onto Blue Connector, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  6. 200 ftBear left onto Pond Access Trail, heading NE.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right onto Catoctin National Recreation Trail, heading NW.
  8. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left onto Pond Access Trail, heading W.
  10. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  11. 200 ftBear right, heading W.
  12. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Blue Connector, heading S.
  13. 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  14. 350 ftBear left, heading S.
  15. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  16. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/catoctin-national-recreation-trail-out-back-3-km-a081

Trail surface

85% dirt15% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:12 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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