Death March via Catoctin National Recreation Trail
4.7 mi · ▲ 572 ft · 1 hr 51 min
Death March via Catoctin National Recreation Trail is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Frederick City Watershed near Baugher Woods, MD. It climbs 572 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi1,332 – 1,624 ft4.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Catoctin National Recreation Trail 39.56867, -77.45639
Nearest town Baugher Woods, MD
Directions
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Death March via Catoctin National Recreation Trail
4.7 mi · ▲ 572 ft · 1 hr 51 min
Elevation 1,331–1,626 ft
Out & Back · Frederick City Watershed
Trailhead: Catoctin National Recreation Trail · 39.56867, -77.45639
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:12 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Catoctin National Recreation Trail, heading W.
- 1.4 miTurn left onto New Berg, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Catoctin National Recreation Trail, heading SW.
- 200 ftBear left onto Death March, heading S.
- 0.9 miReach Death March, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miBear right onto Catoctin National Recreation Trail, heading NE.
- 200 ftBear left onto New Berg, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Catoctin National Recreation Trail, heading E.
- 1.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
100% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:12 PM
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Catoctin National Recreation Trail Trailhead
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- Tears of a Clown–Upper Ridge Trail, 3 sights 6.6 mi · ▲ 723 ft
- Catoctin National Recreation Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 346 ft
- Viper via Catoctin National Recreation Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 283 ft
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