Frederick City Watershed

Forest Road–Iceburg, 3 sights

8.6 mi · ▲ 842 ft · 3 hr 17 min

Forest Road–Iceburg, 3 sights is an 8.6-mile out-and-back in Frederick City Watershed near Baugher Woods, MD. It climbs 842 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 70/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,332 – 1,749 ft8.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Forest Road 39.57403, -77.46466
Nearest town Baugher Woods, MD

Directions

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Forest Road–Iceburg, 3 sights

8.6 mi · ▲ 842 ft · 3 hr 17 min

Elevation 1,331–1,748 ft

Out & Back · Frederick City Watershed

Trailhead: Forest Road · 39.57403, -77.46466

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

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Forest Road, heading N.
  2. 0.1 miBear left onto Moe's Cut, heading NE.
  3. 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 100 ftTurn left onto Salamander, heading NE.
  5. 0.8 miBear right onto Catoctin National Recreation Trail, heading S.
  6. 1.5 miBear right onto New Berg, heading W.
  7. 50 ftTurn left onto Iceburg, heading W.
  8. 1.7 miBear right onto Forest Road, heading N.
  9. 350 ftReach Salamander, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 350 ftBear left onto Iceburg, heading E.
  11. 1.7 miTurn right onto New Berg, heading SW.
  12. 50 ftBear left onto Catoctin National Recreation Trail, heading SW.
  13. 1.5 miBear left onto Salamander, heading E.
  14. 0.8 miTurn right, heading W.
  15. 100 ftTurn left onto Moe's Cut, heading SW.
  16. 350 ftBear right onto Forest Road, heading W.
  17. 500 ftArrive 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

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