Frederick City Watershed

Wayne's Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 371 ft · 1 hr 5 min

Wayne's Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Frederick City Watershed near White Rocks, MD. It climbs 371 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,371 – 1,585 ft · steepest grade: 16%3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.53307, -77.48014
Nearest town White Rocks, MD

Directions

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Wayne's Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 371 ft · 1 hr 5 min

Elevation 1,371–1,585 ft

Out & Back · Frederick City Watershed

Trailhead: 39.53307, -77.48014

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 450 ftBear right, heading SW.
  3. 150 ftTurn right onto Blue to FCR Connector, heading SW.
  4. 200 ftBear right, heading W.
  5. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  6. 350 ftBear left, heading SW.
  7. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right onto Blue Balls second leg, heading SW.
  9. 0.3 miTurn left onto Access Trail, heading S.
  10. 0.4 miTurn left onto Wayne's Trail, heading E.
  11. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Green Stones, heading N.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Wayne's Trail, heading N.
  13. 200 ftContinue straight onto Green Stones, heading N.
  14. 150 ftBear left onto Wayne's Trail, heading NW.
  15. 200 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  16. 250 ftBear right onto Green Stones, heading NW.
  17. 150 ftContinue straight onto Wayne's Trail, heading W.
  18. 200 ftContinue straight onto Green Stones, heading NW.
  19. 50 ftContinue straight onto Wayne's Trail, heading W.
  20. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  21. 0.4 miTurn right onto Blue Balls second leg, heading W.
  22. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  23. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  24. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  25. 350 ftBear right, heading N.
  26. 50 ftBear left onto Blue to FCR Connector, heading N.
  27. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  28. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  29. 300 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

89% dirt11% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:12 PM

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