Lawn Mower & VW Trail via Catoctin National Recreation Trail
4.3 mi · ▲ 620 ft · 1 hr 45 min
Lawn Mower & VW Trail via Catoctin National Recreation Trail is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Frederick City Watershed near Laurelcrest, MD. It climbs 620 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi1,398 – 1,723 ft · steepest grade: 15%4.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.51265, -77.48237
Nearest town Laurelcrest, MD
Directions
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Lawn Mower & VW Trail via Catoctin National Recreation Trail
4.3 mi · ▲ 620 ft · 1 hr 45 min
Elevation 1,397–1,721 ft
Out & Back · Frederick City Watershed
Trailhead: 39.51265, -77.48237
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:12 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left onto VW Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miSharp left onto Catoctin National Recreation Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Stoner Road, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Lawn Mower, heading W.
- 0.7 miReach VW Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Stoner Road, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Catoctin National Recreation Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto VW Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 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
99% dirt1% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:12 PM
More from this trailhead
- Blue Balls–Creampie, 4 sights 6.4 mi · ▲ 562 ft
- Stoner Road–Upper VW Trail, 3 sights 4.5 mi · ▲ 568 ft
- Lawn Mower–Powerline Trail, 3 sights 5.9 mi · ▲ 833 ft
- 3 Saws & VW Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 402 ft
- Access Trail–Blue Balls, 4 sights 5.7 mi · ▲ 428 ft
- Huggy Bear–Knuckle Buster Trail, 5 sights 5.7 mi · ▲ 506 ft
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