Frederick City Watershed

Old Blue Trail & Pantyline via Wayne's Trail

6.1 mi · ▲ 1,206 ft · 2 hr 38 min

Old Blue Trail & Pantyline via Wayne's Trail is a 6.1-mile out-and-back in Frederick City Watershed near Lost Eden, MD. It climbs 1,206 ft, with sections as steep as 37% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 71/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi876 – 1,667 ft · steepest grade: 37%6.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.53550, -77.49681
Nearest town Lost Eden, MD

Directions

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Old Blue Trail & Pantyline via Wayne's Trail

6.1 mi · ▲ 1,206 ft · 2 hr 38 min

Elevation 877–1,668 ft

Out & Back · Frederick City Watershed

Trailhead: 39.53550, -77.49681

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.4 miSharp right onto Old Blue Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.4 miBear left onto Catoctin National Recreation Trail, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Trail 4, heading E.
  5. 0.2 miSharp right onto Catoctin National Recreation Trail, heading W.
  6. 400 ftTurn left onto Pond Access Trail, heading S.
  7. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  8. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  9. 200 ftContinue straight onto Upper Canaan, heading SE.
  10. 0.1 miTurn left onto Blue Connector, heading S.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  12. 350 ftBear left, heading S.
  13. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right onto Blue Balls second leg, heading SW.
  15. 0.3 miTurn left onto Access Trail, heading S.
  16. 0.4 miTurn left onto Wayne's Trail, heading E.
  17. 0.1 miTurn right onto Old School, heading NE.
  18. 50 ftBear left onto Pantyline, heading N.
  19. 0.5 miReach Old Blue Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  20. 0.5 miBear right onto Old School, heading W.
  21. 100 ftTurn left onto Wayne's Trail, heading W.
  22. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  23. 0.4 miTurn right onto Blue Balls second leg, heading W.
  24. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  25. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  26. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  27. 350 ftTurn left onto Blue Connector, heading NE.
  28. 50 ftTurn right onto Upper Canaan, heading NE.
  29. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  30. 200 ftBear left onto Pond Access Trail, heading N.
  31. 0.1 miTurn right onto Catoctin National Recreation Trail, heading NE.
  32. 400 ftSharp left onto Trail 4, heading N.
  33. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Catoctin National Recreation Trail, heading NW.
  34. 0.2 miBear right onto Old Blue Trail, heading E.
  35. 0.4 miSharp left, heading NW.
  36. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

85% dirt15% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:12 PM

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