Frederick City Watershed

Upper VW Trail via Catoctin National Recreation Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 167 ft · 43 min

Upper VW Trail via Catoctin National Recreation Trail is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Frederick City Watershed near Laurelcrest, MD. It is mostly level, with 167 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 72/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,536 – 1,660 ft2.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Stoner Road 39.51076, -77.49913
Nearest town Laurelcrest, MD

Directions

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Upper VW Trail via Catoctin National Recreation Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 167 ft · 43 min

Elevation 1,536–1,659 ft

Out & Back · Frederick City Watershed

Trailhead: Stoner Road · 39.51076, -77.49913

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Stoner Road, heading SE.
  2. 0.3 miSharp left, heading NE.
  3. 0.2 miBear right onto Catoctin National Recreation Trail, heading SE.
  4. 0.5 miSharp right onto Upper VW Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Stoner Road, heading NW.
  6. 0.6 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

88% dirt12% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:12 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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