Frederick Overlook & Middletown Overlook via Black Locust
2.5 mi · ▲ 569 ft · 1 hr 7 min
Frederick Overlook & Middletown Overlook via Black Locust is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Gambrill State Park near Hollow Road Estates, MD. The route passes Middletown Overlook before reaching Frederick Overlook at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It climbs 569 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Frederick Overlook & Middletown Overlook via Black Locust
2.5 mi · ▲ 569 ft · 1 hr 7 min
Elevation 1,018–1,556 ft
Out & Back · Gambrill State Park
Trailhead: 39.46309, -77.50551
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:12 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Yellow Poplar, heading E.
- 350 ftSharp right onto Black Locust, heading S.
- 0.2 miPass Middletown Overlook.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 100 ftBear left onto High Knob Road, heading NE.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Green Ash, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftReach Frederick Overlook , then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto High Knob Road, heading N.
- 400 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 150 ftSharp right onto Black Locust, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Yellow Poplar, heading N.
- 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~22 min). Leave by 6:30 PM for the 7:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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- Yellow Poplar 2.8 mi · ▲ 504 ft
- Black Locust & White Oak Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 709 ft
- North Frederick Viewpoint & Black Locust 2.2 mi · ▲ 691 ft
- White Oak Trail & Yellow Poplar 5.2 mi · ▲ 855 ft
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