Catoctin National Recreation Trail
3 mi · ▲ 254 ft · 1 hr 8 min
Catoctin National Recreation Trail is a 3-mile out-and-back in Frederick City Watershed near Cliffton Estates, MD. It climbs 254 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi1,398 – 1,601 ft3.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Catoctin National Recreation Trail 39.56297, -77.48262
Nearest town Cliffton Estates, MD
Directions
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Catoctin National Recreation Trail
3 mi · ▲ 254 ft · 1 hr 8 min
Elevation 1,398–1,602 ft
Out & Back · Frederick City Watershed
Trailhead: Catoctin National Recreation Trail · 39.56297, -77.48262
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:12 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Start on Catoctin National Recreation Trail, heading SE.
- 0.8 miBear left onto New Berg, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Catoctin National Recreation Trail, heading E.
- 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto New Berg, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Catoctin National Recreation Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 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
100% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:12 PM
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
More from Catoctin National Recreation Trail Trailhead
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- Catoctin National Recreation Trail 8.9 mi · ▲ 1,051 ft
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- Viper via Catoctin National Recreation Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 283 ft
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