Frederick City Watershed

Salamander Rock–Forest Road, 3 sights

3.8 mi · ▲ 406 ft · 1 hr 28 min

Salamander Rock–Forest Road, 3 sights is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Frederick City Watershed near Baugher Woods, MD. The route reaches Salamander Rock at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It climbs 406 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 68/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,529 – 1,841 ft3.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Forest Road 39.57403, -77.46466
Nearest town Baugher Woods, MD

Directions

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Salamander Rock–Forest Road, 3 sights

3.8 mi · ▲ 406 ft · 1 hr 28 min

Elevation 1,528–1,840 ft

Out & Back · Frederick City Watershed

Trailhead: Forest Road · 39.57403, -77.46466

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

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Forest Road, heading N.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left onto Moe's Cut, heading N.
  3. 0.5 miTurn right onto Forest Road, heading N.
  4. 150 ftTurn left onto Salamander Trail, heading W.
  5. 1.2 miReach Salamander Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 1.2 miTurn right onto Forest Road, heading N.
  7. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Moe's Cut, heading SE.
  9. 300 ftTurn right onto Forest Road, heading SE.
  10. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:12 PM

Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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