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Trails near Frederick, MD

Frederick sits at the geographic center of mid-Atlantic hiking. Catoctin and Cunningham Falls are 20 minutes north. Sugarloaf is 25 minutes south. Harpers Ferry’s Maryland Heights and Loudoun Heights are 30 minutes west. The AT-MD ridge runs the length of South Mountain just outside town. Most weekends, locals don’t leave the county.

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Carroll Creek Path

appalachian-trail-md · 0.9 mi · ~2 min drive
56/100

Workable day for hiking.

0.66 mi Best for hiking

Rock Creek Trail

appalachian-trail-md · 1.7 mi · ~3 min drive
56/100

Workable day for hiking.

1.08 mi paved Best for hiking

Walking Path

appalachian-trail-md · 2.5 mi · ~5 min drive
56/100

Workable day for hiking.

0.61 mi paved Best for hiking

Duke Court

appalachian-trail-md · 2.7 mi · ~5 min drive
61/100

Workable day for hiking.

0.22 mi Best for hiking

Rutherford Court

appalachian-trail-md · 2.7 mi · ~5 min drive
61/100

Workable day for hiking.

0.07 mi Best for hiking

Regal Court

appalachian-trail-md · 2.8 mi · ~6 min drive
61/100

Workable day for hiking.

0.23 mi Best for hiking

Rivendell Place

appalachian-trail-md · 2.8 mi · ~6 min drive
61/100

Workable day for hiking.

0.18 mi Best for hiking

Junction Trail

Monocacy National Battlefield · 2.9 mi · ~6 min drive
56/100

Workable day for hiking.

0.48 mi dirt Best for hiking

Ballenger Creek Trail

appalachian-trail-md · 3.0 mi · ~6 min drive
41/100

Marginal conditions for hiking.

4.25 mi paved Best for hiking

Middle Ford Ferry Loop Trail

Monocacy National Battlefield · 3.4 mi · ~7 min drive
61/100

Workable day for hiking.

0.42 mi dirt Best for hiking

Gambrill Mill Trail

Monocacy National Battlefield · 3.4 mi · ~7 min drive
56/100

Workable day for hiking.

0.47 mi mixed Best for hiking

Thomas Farm Loop Trail

Monocacy National Battlefield · 3.5 mi · ~7 min drive
56/100

Workable day for hiking.

1.34 mi mixed Best for hiking

Mileage is straight-line distance from the center of Frederick. Real drive times depend on traffic, mountain roads, and your starting point inside the metro. For weekend mornings on popular trailheads (Old Rag, Great Falls, Maryland Heights), assume the lot fills earlier than the headline drive time suggests — check the trail page for the parking-fill window.

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