Frederick City Watershed

Stoner Road–Upper VW Trail, 3 sights

4.5 mi · ▲ 568 ft · 1 hr 47 min

Stoner Road–Upper VW Trail, 3 sights is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Frederick City Watershed near Laurelcrest, MD. It climbs 568 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 69/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,398 – 1,660 ft4.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.51093, -77.48176
Nearest town Laurelcrest, MD

Directions

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Stoner Road–Upper VW Trail, 3 sights

4.5 mi · ▲ 568 ft · 1 hr 47 min

Elevation 1,397–1,659 ft

Out & Back · Frederick City Watershed

Trailhead: 39.51093, -77.48176

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left onto VW Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Upper VW Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Stoner Road, heading NW.
  6. 0.8 miReach VW Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Upper VW Trail, heading SE.
  8. 0.4 miContinue straight onto VW Trail, heading E.
  9. 0.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
  10. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  11. 0.1 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

81% dirt19% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:12 PM

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