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Frederick City Watershed

Upper Ridge Trail

9.5 mi · ▲ 1,263 ft · 3 hr 48 min

Upper Ridge Trail is a 9.5-mile out-and-back in Frederick City Watershed near White Rocks, MD. It climbs 1,263 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 68/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi948 – 1,588 ft · steepest grade: 17%9.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.52913, -77.45618
Nearest town White Rocks, MD
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Upper Ridge Trail

9.5 mi · ▲ 1,263 ft · 3 hr 48 min

Elevation 948–1,587 ft

Out & Back · Frederick City Watershed

Trailhead: 39.52913, -77.45618

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  4. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  5. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Upper Ridge Trail, heading N.
  6. 1.4 miSharp left onto Tears of a Clown, heading W.
  7. 1.7 miTurn left onto Catoctin National Recreation Trail, heading W.
  8. 0.7 miTurn left onto New Berg, heading W.
  9. 50 ftBear right onto Catoctin National Recreation Trail, heading W.
  10. 200 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 200 ftBear left onto New Berg, heading SW.
  12. 50 ftTurn right onto Catoctin National Recreation Trail, heading SW.
  13. 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
  14. 150 ftContinue straight onto The Pit, heading N.
  15. 1.7 miSharp right onto Upper Ridge Trail, heading NE.
  16. 1.9 miBear right, heading SW.
  17. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  18. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  19. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/upper-ridge-trail-out-back-15-km-13b1

Trail surface

79% dirt21% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:12 PM

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