Frederick City Watershed

Viper via Catoctin National Recreation Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 283 ft · 1 hr 2 min

Viper via Catoctin National Recreation Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Frederick City Watershed near Baugher Woods, MD. It climbs 283 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 69/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,332 – 1,539 ft2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Catoctin National Recreation Trail 39.56867, -77.45639
Nearest town Baugher Woods, MD

Directions

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Viper via Catoctin National Recreation Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 283 ft · 1 hr 2 min

Elevation 1,331–1,540 ft

Out & Back · Frederick City Watershed

Trailhead: Catoctin National Recreation Trail · 39.56867, -77.45639

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

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Catoctin National Recreation Trail, heading W.
  2. 0.7 miSharp right onto Viper, heading NW.
  3. 0.6 miReach Viper, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.6 miSharp left onto Catoctin National Recreation Trail, heading SE.
  5. 0.7 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

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:12 PM

Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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