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
- Start on Powerline Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Kubla Khan, heading E.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Catoctin National Recreation Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Rocky-Stream Bed Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Stoner Road (closed), heading E.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Boundary Line, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto 3 Saws, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Spout Spring.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Boundary Line, heading E.
- 100 ftBear left onto Stoner Rd-(Legacy), heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Boundary Line, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left onto 3 Saws, heading SW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Stoner Road, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Lawn Mower, heading SW.
- 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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