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Frederick City Watershed

Killer Bee–Knuckle Buster Trail, 5 sights

3.8 mi · ▲ 333 ft · 1 hr 26 min

Killer Bee–Knuckle Buster Trail, 5 sights is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Frederick City Watershed near Laurelcrest, MD. It climbs 333 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 64/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,398 – 1,660 ft3.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Catoctin National Recreation Trail 39.51594, -77.49406
Nearest town Laurelcrest, MD
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Killer Bee–Knuckle Buster Trail, 5 sights

3.8 mi · ▲ 333 ft · 1 hr 26 min

Elevation 1,397–1,659 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

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Catoctin National Recreation Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right onto Killer Bee, heading NW.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right onto Stoner Road, heading NW.
  4. 0.2 miReach Killer Bee, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Upper VW Trail, heading SE.
  6. 0.4 miContinue straight onto VW Trail, heading E.
  7. 0.7 miBear left onto Knuckle Buster Trail, heading NE.
  8. 0.9 miTurn left onto Catoctin National Recreation Trail, heading W.
  9. 350 ftArrive 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/killer-bee-knuckle-buster-trail-out-back-5-sights

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:12 PM

Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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