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Frederick City Watershed

Upper Ridge Trail

10.4 mi · ▲ 1,253 ft · 4 hr 6 min

Upper Ridge Trail is a 10.4-mile out-and-back in Frederick City Watershed near Cliffton Estates, MD. It climbs 1,253 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 70/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,102 – 1,601 ft10.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Catoctin National Recreation Trail 39.56297, -77.48262
Nearest town Cliffton Estates, MD
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Upper Ridge Trail

10.4 mi · ▲ 1,253 ft · 4 hr 6 min

Elevation 1,104–1,602 ft

Out & Back · Frederick City Watershed

Trailhead: Catoctin National Recreation Trail · 39.56297, -77.48262

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

  1. Start on Catoctin National Recreation Trail, heading SE.
  2. 0.8 miBear left onto New Berg, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftTurn right onto Catoctin National Recreation Trail, heading E.
  4. 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  5. 150 ftContinue straight onto The Pit, heading E.
  6. 1.7 miSharp right onto Upper Ridge Trail, heading E.
  7. 1.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  8. 0.7 miReach Upper Ridge Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
  10. 1.4 miSharp left onto Tears of a Clown, heading N.
  11. 1.7 miTurn left onto Catoctin National Recreation Trail, heading W.
  12. 0.7 miTurn left onto New Berg, heading S.
  13. 50 ftBear right onto Catoctin National Recreation Trail, heading S.
  14. 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/upper-ridge-trail-out-back-17-km-a823

Trail surface

99% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:12 PM

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