Frederick City Watershed

Wayne's Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 343 ft · 1 hr 2 min

Wayne's Trail is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Frederick City Watershed near White Rocks, MD. It climbs 343 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%3.1 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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Wayne's Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 343 ft · 1 hr 2 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. 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto Wayne's Trail, heading NW.
  16. 200 ftContinue straight onto Green Stones, heading NW.
  17. 50 ftContinue straight onto Wayne's Trail, heading W.
  18. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  19. 0.4 miTurn right onto Blue Balls second leg, heading SW.
  20. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  21. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  22. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  23. 300 ftBear right, heading N.
  24. 50 ftBear left onto Blue to FCR Connector, heading N.
  25. 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  26. 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
  27. 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

90% dirt10% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:12 PM

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