Frederick City Watershed

Salamander Trail & Salamander

4.6 mi · ▲ 375 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Salamander Trail & Salamander is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Frederick City Watershed near Cliffton Estates, MD. It climbs 375 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 63/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,417 – 1,726 ft4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.57330, -77.48584
Nearest town Cliffton Estates, MD

Directions

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Salamander Trail & Salamander

4.6 mi · ▲ 375 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Elevation 1,417–1,725 ft

Out & Back · Frederick City Watershed

Trailhead: 39.57330, -77.48584

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 350 ftContinue straight onto Salamander Trail, heading NE.
  3. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Salamander, heading E.
  4. 0.6 miTurn left onto Moe's Cut, heading S.
  5. 100 ftBear left, heading S.
  6. 150 ftBear right onto Salamander, heading SE.
  7. 0.7 miReach Salamander, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.7 miBear left, heading W.
  9. 150 ftBear right onto Moe's Cut, heading W.
  10. 100 ftTurn right onto Salamander, heading NW.
  11. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Salamander Trail, heading W.
  12. 0.9 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

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