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
- Start on Forest Road, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Moe's Cut, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Salamander, heading NE.
- 0.8 miBear right onto Catoctin National Recreation Trail, heading S.
- 1.5 miBear right onto New Berg, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Iceburg, heading W.
- 1.7 miBear right onto Forest Road, heading N.
- 350 ftReach Salamander, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftBear left onto Iceburg, heading E.
- 1.7 miTurn right onto New Berg, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Catoctin National Recreation Trail, heading SW.
- 1.5 miBear left onto Salamander, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Moe's Cut, heading SW.
- 350 ftBear right onto Forest Road, heading W.
- 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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