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Frederick City Watershed

Wayne's Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 165 ft · 49 min

Wayne's Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Frederick City Watershed near Laurelcrest, MD. It is mostly level, with 165 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,440 – 1,585 ft2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.52539, -77.48421
Nearest town Laurelcrest, MD
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Wayne's Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 165 ft · 49 min

Elevation 1,442–1,585 ft

Out & Back · Frederick City Watershed

Trailhead: 39.52539, -77.48421

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.2 miSharp left onto Blue Balls second leg, heading SW.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left onto Access Trail, heading SE.
  4. 0.4 miTurn left onto Wayne's Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Green Stones, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Wayne's Trail, heading W.
  7. 200 ftContinue straight onto Green Stones, heading NW.
  8. 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Wayne's Trail, heading W.
  10. 200 ftContinue straight onto Green Stones, heading W.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Wayne's Trail, heading W.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  13. 0.4 miTurn right onto Blue Balls second leg, heading NW.
  14. 0.3 miSharp right, heading NW.
  15. 0.2 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/waynes-trail-out-back-3-km-fc15

Trail surface

97% dirt3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:12 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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