Lawn Mower–Powerline Trail, 4 sights
7.8 mi · ▲ 1,058 ft · 3 hr 8 min
Lawn Mower–Powerline Trail, 4 sights is a 7.8-mile out-and-back in Frederick City Watershed near Hawbottom Heights, MD. It climbs 1,058 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 64/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi1,398 – 1,759 ft8.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.48119, -77.49244
Nearest town Hawbottom Heights, MD
Directions
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Lawn Mower–Powerline Trail, 4 sights
7.8 mi · ▲ 1,058 ft · 3 hr 8 min
Elevation 1,397–1,759 ft
Out & Back · Frederick City Watershed
Trailhead: 39.48119, -77.49244
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:12 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Yellow Poplar, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Powerline Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Headless Hollow, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto Powerline Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Lawn Mower, heading N.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Stoner Road, heading NE.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Upper VW Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto VW Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miReach Powerline Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Upper VW Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Stoner Road, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Lawn Mower, heading SE.
- 1 miBear left onto Headless Hollow, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right onto Powerline Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Yellow Poplar, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 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
96% dirt4% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:12 PM
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