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Frederick City Watershed

Fishing Creek Reservoir–Albatross, 9 sights

9.7 mi · ▲ 2,193 ft · 4 hr 20 min

Fishing Creek Reservoir–Albatross, 9 sights is a 9.7-mile out-and-back in Frederick City Watershed near Baugher Woods, MD. The route reaches Fishing Creek Reservoir. It climbs 2,193 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 73/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi725 – 1,624 ft · steepest grade: 26%10.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Catoctin National Recreation Trail 39.56867, -77.45639
Nearest town Baugher Woods, MD
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Fishing Creek Reservoir–Albatross, 9 sights

9.7 mi · ▲ 2,193 ft · 4 hr 20 min

Elevation 725–1,626 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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Catoctin National Recreation Trail, heading W.
  2. 1.4 miTurn left onto New Berg, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftBear right onto Catoctin National Recreation Trail, heading SW.
  4. 200 ftBear left onto Death March, heading S.
  5. 0.9 miBear left onto Extended Death March, heading SE.
  6. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Treegina, heading SE.
  7. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Wayne's Trail, heading W.
  8. 200 ftPass Fishing Creek Reservoir.
  9. 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  10. 50 ftTurn left onto Albatross, heading SE.
  11. 0.3 miBear right onto Double D, heading W.
  12. 50 ftTurn left onto Albatross, heading W.
  13. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  14. 0.4 miBear right onto Wayne's Trail, heading NW.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto Green Stones, heading NW.
  16. 50 ftContinue straight onto Wayne's Trail, heading NW.
  17. 200 ftContinue straight onto Green Stones, heading NW.
  18. 50 ftSharp right onto Creampie, heading NW.
  19. 300 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  20. 50 ftSharp right onto Evo Connector, heading W.
  21. 0.3 miTurn left onto Evolution, heading W.
  22. 150 ftReach Fishing Creek Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  23. 150 ftTurn right onto Evo Connector, heading N.
  24. 0.3 miSharp left, heading NW.
  25. 50 ftSharp right onto Creampie, heading NW.
  26. 300 ftSharp left onto Green Stones, heading S.
  27. 100 ftContinue straight onto Wayne's Trail, heading S.
  28. 200 ftContinue straight onto Green Stones, heading SW.
  29. 50 ftContinue straight onto Wayne's Trail, heading SW.
  30. 50 ftBear left onto Albatross, heading SW.
  31. 0.4 miTurn right onto Double D, heading SE.
  32. 50 ftBear left onto Albatross, heading SE.
  33. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  34. 50 ftTurn left onto Wayne's Trail, heading E.
  35. 350 ftContinue straight onto Treegina, heading E.
  36. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Extended Death March, heading N.
  37. 0.5 miBear right onto Death March, heading NW.
  38. 0.9 miBear right onto Catoctin National Recreation Trail, heading N.
  39. 200 ftBear left onto New Berg, heading N.
  40. 50 ftTurn right onto Catoctin National Recreation Trail, heading N.
  41. 1.3 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/fishing-creek-reservoir-fishing-creek-reservoir-out-back-10-sights

Trail surface

97% dirt3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:12 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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