North Frederick Viewpoint & Black Locust
2.2 mi · ▲ 691 ft · 1 hr 5 min
North Frederick Viewpoint & Black Locust is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Gambrill State Park near Hollow Road Estates, MD. The route reaches North Frederick Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It climbs 691 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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North Frederick Viewpoint & Black Locust
2.2 mi · ▲ 691 ft · 1 hr 5 min
Elevation 912–1,605 ft
Out & Back · Gambrill State Park
Trailhead: 39.46097, -77.50571
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:12 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Yellow Poplar, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Black Locust, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto Yellow Poplar, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Green Ash - Yellow Poplar, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Green Ash, heading N.
- 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Black/Yellow, heading NE.
- 150 ftReach North Frederick Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Green Ash, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Green Ash - Yellow Poplar, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Yellow Poplar, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Black Locust, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Yellow Poplar, heading S.
- 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 6:37 PM for the 7:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:37 PM — 2 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from this trailhead
- Black Locust–Blue Balls, 4 sights 15.2 mi · ▲ 2,528 ft
- Yellow Poplar 2.8 mi · ▲ 504 ft
- Black Locust & White Oak Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 709 ft
- Frederick Overlook & Middletown Overlook via Black Locust 2.5 mi · ▲ 569 ft
- White Oak Trail & Yellow Poplar 5.2 mi · ▲ 855 ft
- Bootjack Spring–Black Locust, 6 sights 5.9 mi · ▲ 1,236 ft
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