Closest trails · 12 ranked today
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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Closest trails, ranked today
Red Maple Trail
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Green Ash Trail
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White Oak Trail
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Black Locust
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Catoctin Trail
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Yellow Poplar
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Northern Peaks Trail
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A.M. Thomas Trail
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Mountain Loop Trail
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Catoctin National Recreation Trail
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Appalachian National Scenic Trail
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Big Red Trail
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Drive times are estimates
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.