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Frederick City Watershed

Fishing Creek Reservoir–Albatross, 3 sights

2.1 mi · ▲ 735 ft · 1 hr 4 min

Fishing Creek Reservoir–Albatross, 3 sights is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Frederick City Watershed near Laurelcrest, MD. The route reaches Fishing Creek Reservoir at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It climbs 735 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi758 – 1,539 ft · steepest grade: 28%2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Access Trail 39.52395, -77.48514
Nearest town Laurelcrest, MD
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Fishing Creek Reservoir–Albatross, 3 sights

2.1 mi · ▲ 735 ft · 1 hr 4 min

Elevation 758–1,540 ft

Out & Back · Frederick City Watershed

Trailhead: Access Trail · 39.52395, -77.48514

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.4 miBear right onto Wayne's Trail, heading E.
  3. 350 ftTurn right onto Albatross, heading SE.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right onto Double D, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftBear left onto Albatross, heading NE.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftTurn left onto Wayne's Trail, heading NE.
  8. 300 ftReach Fishing Creek Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 300 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftTurn left onto Albatross, heading NE.
  11. 0.3 miBear right onto Double D, heading SW.
  12. 50 ftTurn left onto Albatross, heading SW.
  13. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  14. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  15. 150 ftContinue straight onto Wayne's Trail, heading SW.
  16. 250 ftBear left, heading W.
  17. 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/fishing-creek-reservoir-fishing-creek-reservoir-out-back-4-sights

Trail surface

98% dirt2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:12 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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