Salamander–Tears of a Clown, 4 sights
8.4 mi · ▲ 838 ft · 3 hr 13 min
Salamander–Tears of a Clown, 4 sights is an 8.4-mile out-and-back in Cunningham Falls State Park near Baugher Woods, MD. It climbs 838 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 60/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi824 – 1,565 ft · steepest grade: 23%8.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Forest Road 39.57403, -77.46466
Nearest town Baugher Woods, MD
Directions
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Salamander–Tears of a Clown, 4 sights
8.4 mi · ▲ 838 ft · 3 hr 13 min
Elevation 825–1,565 ft
Out & Back · Cunningham Falls State Park
Trailhead: Forest Road · 39.57403, -77.46466
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:12 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Forest Road, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Moe's Cut, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Salamander, heading NE.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Upper Ridge Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Tears of a Clown, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Upper Ridge Trail, heading S.
- 1.9 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Vandal, heading SW.
- 150 ftReach Salamander, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Upper Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 1.4 miBear right onto Tears of a Clown, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Upper Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Salamander, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Moe's Cut, heading W.
- 350 ftBear right onto Forest Road, heading NW.
- 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
75% dirt25% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:12 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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