Huggy Bear–Knuckle Buster Trail, 6 sights
5.4 mi · ▲ 555 ft · 2 hr 5 min
Huggy Bear–Knuckle Buster Trail, 6 sights is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in Frederick City Watershed near Fishers Hollow, MD. It climbs 555 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 66/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi1,398 – 1,723 ft5.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Headless Hollow 39.49565, -77.50041
Nearest town Fishers Hollow, MD
Directions
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Huggy Bear–Knuckle Buster Trail, 6 sights
5.4 mi · ▲ 555 ft · 2 hr 5 min
Elevation 1,397–1,723 ft
Out & Back · Frederick City Watershed
Trailhead: Headless Hollow · 39.49565, -77.50041
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:12 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Headless Hollow, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Powerline Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Lawn Mower, heading E.
- 250 ftSharp left onto Huggy Bear, heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Stoner Road, heading NE.
- 450 ftBear right onto Monarch Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Catoctin National Recreation Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Knuckle Buster Trail, heading NE.
- 0.9 miBear right onto VW Trail, heading SE.
- 0.7 miSharp left onto Catoctin National Recreation Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Stoner Road, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Lawn Mower, heading SW.
- 1 miBear left onto Headless Hollow, heading S.
- 250 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
97% dirt3% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:12 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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