Frederick City Watershed

Spout Spring–3 Saws Loop, 8 sights

3.7 mi · ▲ 1,009 ft · 1 hr 44 min

Spout Spring–3 Saws Loop, 8 sights is a 3.7-mile loop in Frederick City Watershed near Fishers Hollow, MD. The route reaches Spout Spring. It climbs 1,009 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi722 – 1,723 ft · steepest grade: 26%4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Powerline Trail 39.49990, -77.49845
Nearest town Fishers Hollow, MD

Directions

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Spout Spring–3 Saws Loop, 8 sights

3.7 mi · ▲ 1,009 ft · 1 hr 44 min

Elevation 722–1,723 ft

Loop · Frederick City Watershed

Trailhead: Powerline Trail · 39.49990, -77.49845

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:11 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Powerline Trail, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftBear left onto Kubla Khan, heading E.
  3. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Catoctin National Recreation Trail, heading SE.
  4. 0.1 miSharp left, heading SE.
  5. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Rocky-Stream Bed Trail, heading NE.
  6. 0.1 miSharp left onto Stoner Road (closed), heading E.
  7. 100 ftContinue straight onto Boundary Line, heading E.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto 3 Saws, heading E.
  9. 50 ftPass Spout Spring.
  10. 150 ftContinue straight onto Boundary Line, heading E.
  11. 100 ftBear left onto Stoner Rd-(Legacy), heading E.
  12. 0.5 miTurn left onto Boundary Line, heading N.
  13. 0.3 miBear left onto 3 Saws, heading SW.
  14. 150 ftContinue straight onto Stoner Road, heading N.
  15. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  16. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  17. 500 ftContinue straight onto Lawn Mower, heading SW.
  18. 0.7 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

97% dirt2% rock1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:57 AMSunset 7:11 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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