Whisky Springs Pond–Fireroad, 7 sights
12.1 mi · ▲ 1,118 ft · 4 hr 36 min
Whisky Springs Pond–Fireroad, 7 sights is a 12.1-mile out-and-back in Frederick City Watershed near Cliffton Estates, MD. The route reaches Whisky Springs Pond. It climbs 1,118 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 60/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi742 – 1,719 ft · steepest grade: 18%12.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Skink 39.56693, -77.49513
Nearest town Cliffton Estates, MD
Directions
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Whisky Springs Pond–Fireroad, 7 sights
12.1 mi · ▲ 1,118 ft · 4 hr 36 min
Elevation 741–1,719 ft
Out & Back · Frederick City Watershed
Trailhead: Skink · 39.56693, -77.49513
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:12 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Skink, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Whisky Springs Pond.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Fireroad, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear right onto Skink, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Salamander Trail, heading N.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Salamander, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Moe's Cut, heading S.
- 150 ftBear left, heading S.
- 150 ftBear right onto Salamander, heading S.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Upper Ridge Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Tears of a Clown, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Upper Ridge Trail, heading S.
- 1.3 miSharp left onto Private Property Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 miReach Whisky Springs Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miSharp right onto Upper Ridge Trail, heading SW.
- 1.3 miBear right onto Tears of a Clown, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Upper Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Salamander, heading N.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right onto Moe's Cut, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Salamander, heading W.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Salamander Trail, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Skink, heading W.
- 0.9 miBear left onto Fireroad, heading SE.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Skink, heading SW.
- 50 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
97% dirt3% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:12 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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