Salamander
4.4 mi · ▲ 348 ft · 1 hr 38 min
Salamander is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Frederick City Watershed near Cliffton Estates, MD. It climbs 348 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 63/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi1,417 – 1,696 ft4.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Skink 39.57321, -77.48381
Nearest town Cliffton Estates, MD
Directions
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Salamander
4.4 mi · ▲ 348 ft · 1 hr 38 min
Elevation 1,417–1,697 ft
Out & Back · Frederick City Watershed
Trailhead: Skink · 39.57321, -77.48381
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:12 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Salamander Trail, heading N.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Salamander, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Moe's Cut, heading S.
- 100 ftBear left, heading S.
- 150 ftBear right onto Salamander, heading SE.
- 0.7 miReach Salamander, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading W.
- 150 ftBear right onto Moe's Cut, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Salamander, heading NW.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Salamander Trail, heading W.
- 0.8 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
99% dirt1% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:12 PM
More from Skink Trailhead
- Salamander Trail–Salamander, 4 sights 7.6 mi · ▲ 887 ft
- Private Property Trail–Salamander, 4 sights 10 mi · ▲ 1,100 ft
- Salamander Trail & Salamander 4.6 mi · ▲ 375 ft
- Forest Road & Salamander Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 162 ft
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