Upper Ridge Trail
9.9 mi · ▲ 1,556 ft · 4 hr 5 min
Upper Ridge Trail is a 9.9-mile out-and-back in Frederick City Watershed near White Rocks, MD. It climbs 1,556 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 67/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi656 – 1,588 ft · steepest grade: 23%10.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.52556, -77.45908
Nearest town White Rocks, MD
Directions
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Upper Ridge Trail
9.9 mi · ▲ 1,556 ft · 4 hr 5 min
Elevation 656–1,587 ft
Out & Back · Frederick City Watershed
Trailhead: 39.52556, -77.45908
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:12 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Upper Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 1.4 miSharp left onto Tears of a Clown, heading NW.
- 1.7 miTurn left onto Catoctin National Recreation Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto New Berg, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right onto Catoctin National Recreation Trail, heading W.
- 200 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 200 ftBear left onto New Berg, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Catoctin National Recreation Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto The Pit, heading N.
- 1.7 miSharp right onto Upper Ridge Trail, heading NE.
- 1.9 miBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 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
76% dirt24% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:12 PM
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