Frederick City Watershed

Vandal

3.9 mi · ▲ 833 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Vandal is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Frederick City Watershed near White Rocks, MD. It climbs 833 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade. It scores 65/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi656 – 1,273 ft · steepest grade: 31%3.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.52556, -77.45908
Nearest town White Rocks, MD

Directions

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Vandal

3.9 mi · ▲ 833 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Elevation 656–1,273 ft

Out & Back · Frederick City Watershed

Trailhead: 39.52556, -77.45908

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  3. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Upper Ridge Trail, heading N.
  4. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  6. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  7. 400 ftTurn left onto Vandal, heading SW.
  8. 1.1 miSharp left, heading S.
  9. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  10. 0.2 miSharp left, heading SW.
  11. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  12. 0.1 miSharp right, heading E.
  13. 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

50% dirt50% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:12 PM

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