White Rock–Whisky Springs Pond, 4 sights
10.4 mi · ▲ 1,355 ft · 4 hr 9 min
White Rock–Whisky Springs Pond, 4 sights is a 10.4-mile out-and-back in Frederick City Watershed near Catoctin Furnace, MD. The route passes White Rock before reaching Whisky Springs Pond at the turnaround, 5.2 miles in. It climbs 1,355 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 41/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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White Rock–Whisky Springs Pond, 4 sights
10.4 mi · ▲ 1,355 ft · 4 hr 9 min
Elevation 545–1,719 ft
Out & Back · Frederick City Watershed
Trailhead: 39.58684, -77.43603
Weather Sep 20: Light drizzle, high 79°F / low 67° · precip 33% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:12 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Catoctin National Recreation Trail, heading S.
- 1.7 miPass White Rock.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Salamander, heading N.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear right onto Moe's Cut, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Salamander, heading NW.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Salamander Trail, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Skink, heading SW.
- 0.8 miPass Whisky Springs Pond.
- 250 ftReach White Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Salamander Trail, heading E.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Salamander, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Moe's Cut, heading E.
- 100 ftBear left, heading E.
- 150 ftBear right onto Salamander, heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Catoctin National Recreation Trail, heading S.
- 2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 450 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 50 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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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Cat Rock Trail 9.9 mi · ▲ 2,096 ft
- Cat Rock 8.5 mi · ▲ 1,486 ft
- White Rock via Catoctin National Recreation Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 751 ft
- North Bob's Hill Overlook 3 mi · ▲ 1,070 ft
- Cat Rock & Bob's Hill Natural Area Viewpoint & South Bob's Hill Overlook 3.1 mi · ▲ 1,066 ft
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