Wayne's Trail
4.9 mi · ▲ 628 ft · 1 hr 57 min
Wayne's Trail is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Frederick City Watershed near Lost Eden, MD. It climbs 628 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 73/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi1,365 – 1,585 ft · steepest grade: 17%5.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Catoctin National Recreation Trail 39.54220, -77.49074
Nearest town Lost Eden, MD
Directions
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Wayne's Trail
4.9 mi · ▲ 628 ft · 1 hr 57 min
Elevation 1,366–1,585 ft
Out & Back · Frederick City Watershed
Trailhead: Catoctin National Recreation Trail · 39.54220, -77.49074
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:12 PM
- Start on Catoctin National Recreation Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Trail 4, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Catoctin National Recreation Trail, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Pond Access Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Upper Canaan, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Blue Connector, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 350 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Blue Balls second leg, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Access Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Wayne's Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Green Stones, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Wayne's Trail, heading N.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Green Stones, heading N.
- 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Wayne's Trail, heading N.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Green Stones, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Wayne's Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Blue Balls second leg, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Blue Connector, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Upper Canaan, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear left onto Pond Access Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Catoctin National Recreation Trail, heading N.
- 350 ftSharp left onto Trail 4, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Catoctin National Recreation Trail, heading NW.
- 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
96% dirt4% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:12 PM
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