Huggy Bear–Kubla Khan Loop, 4 sights
4.5 mi · ▲ 885 ft · 1 hr 57 min
Huggy Bear–Kubla Khan Loop, 4 sights is a 4.5-mile loop in Frederick City Watershed near Fishers Hollow, MD. It climbs 885 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 68/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi919 – 1,759 ft · steepest grade: 21%4.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Headless Hollow 39.49565, -77.50041
Nearest town Fishers Hollow, MD
Directions
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Huggy Bear–Kubla Khan Loop, 4 sights
4.5 mi · ▲ 885 ft · 1 hr 57 min
Elevation 918–1,759 ft
Loop · 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 right onto Stoner Road, heading NE.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Catoctin National Recreation Trail, heading S.
- 1 miBear right onto Kubla Khan, heading S.
- 200 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Yellow Poplar, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Power Line Trail Connector, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Powerline Trail, heading W.
- 450 ftSharp left onto Headless Hollow, heading NW.
- 350 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
96% dirt4% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:12 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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