Frederick City Watershed

Wayne's Trail

3.6 mi · ▲ 391 ft · 1 hr 24 min

Wayne's Trail is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Frederick City Watershed near White Rocks, MD. It climbs 391 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,348 – 1,585 ft4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Catoctin National Recreation Trail 39.53697, -77.47923
Nearest town White Rocks, MD

Directions

AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com

Wayne's Trail

3.6 mi · ▲ 391 ft · 1 hr 24 min

Elevation 1,347–1,585 ft

Out & Back · Frederick City Watershed

Trailhead: Catoctin National Recreation Trail · 39.53697, -77.47923

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

  1. Start on Catoctin National Recreation Trail, heading SW.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left onto Pond Access Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  4. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  5. 200 ftContinue straight onto Upper Canaan, heading SE.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left onto Blue Connector, heading S.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  8. 300 ftBear left, heading S.
  9. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right onto Blue Balls second leg, heading SW.
  11. 0.3 miTurn left onto Access Trail, heading S.
  12. 0.4 miTurn left onto Wayne's Trail, heading E.
  13. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Green Stones, heading N.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Wayne's Trail, heading N.
  15. 200 ftContinue straight onto Green Stones, heading N.
  16. 150 ftBear left onto Wayne's Trail, heading NW.
  17. 200 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  18. 200 ftBear right onto Green Stones, heading W.
  19. 150 ftContinue straight onto Wayne's Trail, heading NW.
  20. 200 ftContinue straight onto Green Stones, heading NW.
  21. 50 ftContinue straight onto Wayne's Trail, heading NW.
  22. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  23. 0.4 miTurn right onto Blue Balls second leg, heading W.
  24. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  25. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  26. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  27. 300 ftTurn left onto Blue Connector, heading SW.
  28. 50 ftTurn right onto Upper Canaan, heading N.
  29. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  30. 200 ftBear left onto Pond Access Trail, heading NE.
  31. 0.1 miTurn right onto Catoctin National Recreation Trail, heading N.
  32. 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 surface

93% dirt7% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:12 PM

More from Catoctin National Recreation Trail Trailhead