Frederick City Watershed

Lawn Mower–Powerline Trail, 3 sights

5.9 mi · ▲ 833 ft · 2 hr 23 min

Lawn Mower–Powerline Trail, 3 sights is a 5.9-mile out-and-back in Frederick City Watershed near Laurelcrest, MD. It climbs 833 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 72/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,398 – 1,752 ft6.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.51093, -77.48176
Nearest town Laurelcrest, MD

Directions

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Lawn Mower–Powerline Trail, 3 sights

5.9 mi · ▲ 833 ft · 2 hr 23 min

Elevation 1,397–1,752 ft

Out & Back · Frederick City Watershed

Trailhead: 39.51093, -77.48176

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left onto VW Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.7 miSharp left onto Catoctin National Recreation Trail, heading S.
  5. 0.6 miTurn right onto Stoner Road, heading W.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  7. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  8. 500 ftContinue straight onto Lawn Mower, heading W.
  9. 0.9 miBear left onto Headless Hollow, heading S.
  10. 50 ftBear right onto Powerline Trail, heading S.
  11. 450 ftReach VW Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 450 ftBear left onto Headless Hollow, heading S.
  13. 50 ftBear right onto Powerline Trail, heading S.
  14. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Lawn Mower, heading N.
  15. 0.8 miTurn left, heading NE.
  16. 150 ftTurn right onto Stoner Road, heading E.
  17. 0.1 miTurn left onto Catoctin National Recreation Trail, heading N.
  18. 0.6 miSharp right onto VW Trail, heading NE.
  19. 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
  20. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  21. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

84% dirt16% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:12 PM

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