Whisky Springs Pond–Forest Road, 3 sights
4.9 mi · ▲ 312 ft · 1 hr 47 min
Whisky Springs Pond–Forest Road, 3 sights is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Frederick City Watershed near Baugher Woods, MD. The route reaches Whisky Springs Pond at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 312 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 68/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Whisky Springs Pond–Forest Road, 3 sights
4.9 mi · ▲ 312 ft · 1 hr 47 min
Elevation 1,528–1,719 ft
Out & Back · Frederick City Watershed
Trailhead: Forest Road · 39.57403, -77.46466
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:12 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Forest Road, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Moe's Cut, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Forest Road, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Salamander Trail, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Skink, heading S.
- 0.9 miReach Whisky Springs Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Salamander Trail, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Forest Road, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Moe's Cut, heading SE.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Forest Road, heading SE.
- 500 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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