Tears of a Clown–Upper Ridge Trail, 3 sights
6.6 mi · ▲ 723 ft · 2 hr 34 min
Tears of a Clown–Upper Ridge Trail, 3 sights is a 6.6-mile out-and-back in Cunningham Falls State Park near Baugher Woods, MD. It climbs 723 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 62/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi824 – 1,467 ft · steepest grade: 22%6.7 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–Upper Ridge Trail, 3 sights
6.6 mi · ▲ 723 ft · 2 hr 34 min
Elevation 825–1,467 ft
Out & Back · Cunningham Falls State Park
Trailhead: Catoctin National Recreation Trail · 39.56867, -77.45639
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:12 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Catoctin National Recreation Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Upper Ridge Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Tears of a Clown, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Upper Ridge Trail, heading S.
- 1.9 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Vandal, heading W.
- 150 ftReach Upper Ridge Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Upper Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 1.4 miBear right onto Tears of a Clown, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Upper Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miSharp left onto Catoctin National Recreation Trail, heading NE.
- 500 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
69% dirt31% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:12 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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