Spout Spring–3 Saws, 5 sights
4.5 mi · ▲ 971 ft · 1 hr 59 min
Spout Spring–3 Saws, 5 sights is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Frederick City Watershed near Mountain Laurel Estates, MD. The route reaches Spout Spring. It climbs 971 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Spout Spring–3 Saws, 5 sights
4.5 mi · ▲ 971 ft · 1 hr 59 min
Elevation 722–1,659 ft
Out & Back · Frederick City Watershed
Trailhead: Stoner Road (closed) · 39.49042, -77.47437
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:12 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Stoner Road (closed), heading NW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Boundary Line, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto 3 Saws, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Spout Spring.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Boundary Line, heading W.
- 100 ftBear left onto Stoner Rd-(Legacy), heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Boundary Line, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left onto 3 Saws, heading NW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Stoner Road, heading N.
- 1.3 miReach Spout Spring, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto 3 Saws, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear right onto Boundary Line, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Stoner Rd-(Legacy), heading S.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Boundary Line, heading SE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto 3 Saws, heading S.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Boundary Line, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Stoner Road (closed), heading E.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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