Forest Road & Salamander Trail
2.6 mi · ▲ 162 ft · 57 min
Forest Road & Salamander Trail is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Frederick City Watershed near Cliffton Estates, MD. It is mostly level, with 162 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 70/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi1,542 – 1,726 ft2.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.57330, -77.48584
Nearest town Cliffton Estates, MD
Directions
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Forest Road & Salamander Trail
2.6 mi · ▲ 162 ft · 57 min
Elevation 1,542–1,725 ft
Out & Back · Frederick City Watershed
Trailhead: 39.57330, -77.48584
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:12 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Salamander Trail, heading NE.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Forest Road, heading SE.
- 0.3 miReach Forest Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Salamander Trail, heading N.
- 1 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
More from this trailhead
- Salamander Trail–Salamander, 4 sights 7.6 mi · ▲ 887 ft
- Private Property Trail–Salamander, 4 sights 10 mi · ▲ 1,100 ft
- Salamander Trail & Salamander 4.6 mi · ▲ 375 ft
- Salamander 4.4 mi · ▲ 348 ft
- Sand Flat & Nordic Track via Salamander Trail 3 mi · ▲ 166 ft
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