Frederick City Watershed

Reanimator Viewpoint–Fishing Creek Reservoir, 8 sights

11 mi · ▲ 2,122 ft · 4 hr 44 min

Reanimator Viewpoint–Fishing Creek Reservoir, 8 sights is an 11-mile out-and-back in Frederick City Watershed near Fishers Hollow, MD. The route passes Fishing Creek Reservoir and Reanimator Viewpoint. It climbs 2,122 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 65/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi725 – 1,723 ft · steepest grade: 25%11.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Powerline Trail 39.49990, -77.49845
Nearest town Fishers Hollow, MD

Directions

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Reanimator Viewpoint–Fishing Creek Reservoir, 8 sights

11 mi · ▲ 2,122 ft · 4 hr 44 min

Elevation 725–1,723 ft

Out & Back · Frederick City Watershed

Trailhead: Powerline Trail · 39.49990, -77.49845

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 100 ftContinue straight onto Lawn Mower, heading E.
  3. 250 ftSharp left onto Huggy Bear, heading N.
  4. 0.7 miTurn left onto Stoner Road, heading N.
  5. 450 ftBear right onto Monarch Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Catoctin National Recreation Trail, heading NE.
  7. 0.6 miTurn right onto Knuckle Buster Trail, heading NE.
  8. 50 ftTurn left onto Blue Balls, heading NE.
  9. 0.9 miSharp right onto Access Trail, heading NE.
  10. 0.5 miBear right onto Wayne's Trail, heading E.
  11. 350 ftTurn right onto Albatross, heading NE.
  12. 0.3 miTurn right onto Double D, heading E.
  13. 50 ftBear left onto Albatross, heading NE.
  14. 0.2 miPass Fishing Creek Reservoir.
  15. 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  16. 50 ftTurn left onto Wayne's Trail, heading E.
  17. 350 ftContinue straight onto Treegina, heading NE.
  18. 0.8 miBear left, heading N.
  19. 150 ftSharp left onto Extended Death March, heading NW.
  20. 0.7 miPass Reanimator Viewpoint.
  21. 100 ftBear right, heading N.
  22. 150 ftBear right onto Reanimator, heading N.
  23. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  24. 0.1 miReach Reanimator Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  25. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  26. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  27. 200 ftBear left onto Extended Death March, heading S.
  28. 0.7 miSharp right, heading S.
  29. 150 ftBear right onto Treegina, heading S.
  30. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Wayne's Trail, heading S.
  31. 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
  32. 50 ftTurn left onto Albatross, heading S.
  33. 0.3 miBear right onto Double D, heading SW.
  34. 50 ftTurn left onto Albatross, heading SW.
  35. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  36. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  37. 150 ftContinue straight onto Wayne's Trail, heading SW.
  38. 250 ftBear left, heading W.
  39. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Access Trail, heading W.
  40. 200 ftSharp left onto Blue Balls, heading W.
  41. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
  42. 0.4 miTurn right onto Knuckle Buster Trail, heading S.
  43. 50 ftTurn left onto Catoctin National Recreation Trail, heading S.
  44. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Monarch Trail, heading NW.
  45. 0.2 miBear left onto Stoner Road, heading SE.
  46. 450 ftTurn right onto Huggy Bear, heading SE.
  47. 0.7 miSharp right onto Lawn Mower, heading SW.
  48. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

97% dirt3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:12 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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