Upper Ridge Trail
3.3 mi · ▲ 445 ft · 1 hr 19 min
Upper Ridge Trail is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Frederick City Watershed near White Rocks, MD. It climbs 445 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 64/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi948 – 1,237 ft · steepest grade: 20%3.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.52913, -77.45618
Nearest town White Rocks, MD
Directions
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Upper Ridge Trail
3.3 mi · ▲ 445 ft · 1 hr 19 min
Elevation 948–1,237 ft
Out & Back · Frederick City Watershed
Trailhead: 39.52913, -77.45618
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:12 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Upper Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 0.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 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
45% dirt55% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:12 PM
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