Frederick City Watershed

Old Blue Trail via Catoctin National Recreation Trail

2.9 mi · ▲ 496 ft · 1 hr 13 min

Old Blue Trail via Catoctin National Recreation Trail is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Frederick City Watershed near White Rocks, MD. It climbs 496 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 70/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,365 – 1,539 ft · steepest grade: 24%3.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Blue to FCR Connector 39.53111, -77.48004
Nearest town White Rocks, MD

Directions

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Old Blue Trail via Catoctin National Recreation Trail

2.9 mi · ▲ 496 ft · 1 hr 13 min

Elevation 1,366–1,540 ft

Out & Back · Frederick City Watershed

Trailhead: Blue to FCR Connector · 39.53111, -77.48004

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

  1. Start on Blue to FCR Connector, heading W.
  2. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftTurn right onto Blue Connector, heading NW.
  4. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  5. 200 ftBear left onto Pond Access Trail, heading NE.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right onto Catoctin National Recreation Trail, heading NW.
  7. 400 ftSharp left onto Trail 4, heading N.
  8. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Catoctin National Recreation Trail, heading N.
  9. 0.2 miBear right onto Old Blue Trail, heading W.
  10. 0.4 miBear right onto Old Blue Trail, heading NW.
  11. 0.3 miReach Old Blue Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.3 miBear left onto Old Blue Trail, heading SW.
  13. 0.4 miBear left onto Catoctin National Recreation Trail, heading SE.
  14. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Trail 4, heading E.
  15. 0.2 miSharp right onto Catoctin National Recreation Trail, heading E.
  16. 400 ftTurn left onto Pond Access Trail, heading SE.
  17. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  18. 200 ftBear right, heading S.
  19. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Blue Connector, heading S.
  20. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  21. 50 ftBear left onto Blue to FCR Connector, heading S.
  22. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

89% dirt11% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:12 PM

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