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Frederick City Watershed

Creampie & Old Blue Trail via Wayne's Trail

6.1 mi · ▲ 1,247 ft · 2 hr 39 min

Creampie & Old Blue Trail via Wayne's Trail is a 6.1-mile out-and-back in Frederick City Watershed near Five Forks, MD. It climbs 1,247 ft, with sections as steep as 34% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 72/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi840 – 1,585 ft · steepest grade: 34%6.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Old Blue Trail 39.54300, -77.49306
Nearest town Five Forks, MD
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Creampie & Old Blue Trail via Wayne's Trail

6.1 mi · ▲ 1,247 ft · 2 hr 39 min

Elevation 840–1,585 ft

Out & Back · Frederick City Watershed

Trailhead: Old Blue Trail · 39.54300, -77.49306

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:11 PM

  1. Start on Old Blue Trail, heading SW.
  2. 0.2 miBear left onto Old Blue Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.4 miBear left onto Catoctin National Recreation Trail, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Trail 4, heading SE.
  5. 0.2 miSharp right onto Catoctin National Recreation Trail, heading SE.
  6. 350 ftTurn left onto Pond Access Trail, heading W.
  7. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  8. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  9. 150 ftContinue straight onto Upper Canaan, heading SE.
  10. 0.1 miTurn left onto Blue Connector, heading SW.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  12. 300 ftBear left, heading S.
  13. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right onto Blue Balls second leg, heading SW.
  15. 0.3 miTurn left onto Access Trail, heading S.
  16. 0.4 miTurn left onto Wayne's Trail, heading E.
  17. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Green Stones, heading NE.
  18. 50 ftContinue straight onto Wayne's Trail, heading NE.
  19. 200 ftContinue straight onto Green Stones, heading N.
  20. 50 ftSharp right onto Creampie, heading N.
  21. 300 ftBear left, heading NW.
  22. 0.5 miReach Old Blue Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  23. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  24. 0.4 miSharp left onto Green Stones, heading SW.
  25. 100 ftContinue straight onto Wayne's Trail, heading SW.
  26. 200 ftContinue straight onto Green Stones, heading S.
  27. 50 ftContinue straight onto Wayne's Trail, heading SW.
  28. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  29. 0.4 miTurn right onto Blue Balls second leg, heading W.
  30. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  31. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  32. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  33. 350 ftTurn left onto Blue Connector, heading SW.
  34. 50 ftTurn right onto Upper Canaan, heading SW.
  35. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  36. 200 ftBear left onto Pond Access Trail, heading NE.
  37. 0.1 miTurn right onto Catoctin National Recreation Trail, heading N.
  38. 400 ftSharp left onto Trail 4, heading NE.
  39. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Catoctin National Recreation Trail, heading N.
  40. 0.2 miBear right onto Old Blue Trail, heading N.
  41. 0.4 miBear right onto Old Blue Trail, heading NW.
  42. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/creampie-old-blue-trail-out-back-10-km

Trail surface

85% dirt15% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:57 AMSunset 7:11 PM

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