Tears of a Clown & The Pit Loop
3.3 mi · ▲ 436 ft · 1 hr 19 min
Tears of a Clown & The Pit Loop is a 3.3-mile loop in Frederick City Watershed near Baugher Woods, MD. It climbs 436 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 64/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi1,145 – 1,467 ft · steepest grade: 16%3.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Catoctin National Recreation Trail 39.56867, -77.45639
Nearest town Baugher Woods, MD
Directions
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Tears of a Clown & The Pit Loop
3.3 mi · ▲ 436 ft · 1 hr 19 min
Elevation 1,143–1,467 ft
Loop · Frederick City Watershed
Trailhead: Catoctin National Recreation Trail · 39.56867, -77.45639
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:12 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Catoctin National Recreation Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto The Pit, heading E.
- 1.8 miBear left onto Upper Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miSharp left onto Catoctin National Recreation Trail, heading W.
- 450 ftThe 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
100% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:12 PM
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Catoctin National Recreation Trail Trailhead
- Death March via Catoctin National Recreation Trail 4.7 mi · ▲ 572 ft
- Creampie–Death March, 5 sights 8.2 mi · ▲ 1,405 ft
- Tears of a Clown–Upper Ridge Trail, 3 sights 6.6 mi · ▲ 723 ft
- Catoctin National Recreation Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 346 ft
- Viper via Catoctin National Recreation Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 283 ft
- Private Property Trail–Tears of a Clown, 3 sights 5.8 mi · ▲ 706 ft
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