Spout Spring–3 Saws, 6 sights
9 mi · ▲ 1,375 ft · 3 hr 41 min
Spout Spring–3 Saws, 6 sights is a 9-mile out-and-back in Frederick City Watershed near White Rocks, MD. The route reaches Spout Spring at the turnaround, 4.5 miles in. It climbs 1,375 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 70/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi738 – 1,627 ft · steepest grade: 18%9.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Little Canaan 39.53508, -77.48072
Nearest town White Rocks, MD
Directions
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Spout Spring–3 Saws, 6 sights
9 mi · ▲ 1,375 ft · 3 hr 41 min
Elevation 739–1,629 ft
Out & Back · Frederick City Watershed
Trailhead: Little Canaan · 39.53508, -77.48072
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:10 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Little Canaan, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Upper Canaan, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Blue Connector, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 300 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Blue Balls second leg, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Access Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftSharp left onto Blue Balls, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Knuckle Buster Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Catoctin National Recreation Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Monarch Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Stoner Road, heading SW.
- 1.1 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 SE.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Boundary Line, heading SE.
- 50 ftReach Spout Spring, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto 3 Saws, heading S.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Boundary Line, heading E.
- 150 ftBear left onto Stoner Rd-(Legacy), heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Boundary Line, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left onto 3 Saws, heading N.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Stoner Road, heading N.
- 1.1 miBear right onto Monarch Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Catoctin National Recreation Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Knuckle Buster Trail, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Blue Balls, heading N.
- 0.9 miSharp right onto Access Trail, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Blue Balls second leg, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Blue Connector, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Upper Canaan, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Little Canaan, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive 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 6:57 AMSunset 7:10 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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