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Frederick City Watershed

Huggy Bear & Lawn Mower via Stoner Road

3.2 mi · ▲ 190 ft · 1 hr 10 min

Huggy Bear & Lawn Mower via Stoner Road is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Frederick City Watershed near Laurelcrest, MD. It is mostly level, with 190 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 58/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,562 – 1,723 ft3.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Catoctin National Recreation Trail 39.51594, -77.49406
Nearest town Laurelcrest, MD
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Huggy Bear & Lawn Mower via Stoner Road

3.2 mi · ▲ 190 ft · 1 hr 10 min

Elevation 1,563–1,723 ft

Out & Back · Frederick City Watershed

Trailhead: Catoctin National Recreation Trail · 39.51594, -77.49406

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:12 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Catoctin National Recreation Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Monarch Trail, heading SW.
  3. 0.2 miBear left onto Stoner Road, heading S.
  4. 450 ftTurn right onto Huggy Bear, heading SE.
  5. 0.7 miSharp right onto Lawn Mower, heading S.
  6. 350 ftReach Huggy Bear, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 350 ftSharp left onto Huggy Bear, heading W.
  8. 0.7 miTurn left onto Stoner Road, heading NE.
  9. 450 ftBear right onto Monarch Trail, heading N.
  10. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Catoctin National Recreation Trail, heading NE.
  11. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/huggy-bear-lawn-mower-out-back

Trail surface

99% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:12 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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