The Watershed is a treasured jewel to area mountain bikers. It has has fantastic riding opportunities but like Gambrill the trails are rocky and technical. Due to advanced terrain and unmarked, the Watershed is a poor choice for beginners.

Primary Trail Type: All-Mountain & Downhill

Shuttleable: YES

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Region Details

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Global Ranking

#1,498

State Ranking

Trails

Total Distance

60 miles

Total Descent Distance

31 miles

Total Descent

13,094 ft

Highest Trailhead

1,861 ft

Total Vertical

1,089 ft

Reports

120

Photos

Ridden Counter

1,063

Popular Frederick Watershed Mountain Bike Trails

status	title	difficulty	rating
	Knucklebuster
	Blue Balls
	Huggy Bear
	Connector
	Lawnmower
	Buck Flats Trail
	Connector
	Drops Sector
	Volkswagon
	Unknown
	Upper Canaan
	Skink

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Recent Trail Reports

trail	date	user
Connector	May 12, 2018 @ 11:25am May 12, 2018	LarryWyatt
Huggy Bear	May 12, 2018 @ 11:25am May 12, 2018	LarryWyatt
Lawnmower	May 12, 2018 @ 11:25am May 12, 2018	LarryWyatt
Connector	May 12, 2018 @ 11:25am May 12, 2018	LarryWyatt
Volkswagon	May 8, 2018 @ 2:06pm May 8, 2018	LarryWyatt

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Current Trail Warnings

	trail	date	info
	Death March	May 3, 2018 @ 3:51pm May 3, 2018	Closed temporarily for timber cutting....
	Wayne's Trail	Mar 12, 2018 @ 5:48pm Mar 12, 2018	Many large trees down along the trail,...

Photos of Frederick Watershed Mountain Bike

trail: Unknown

23 |

Feb 27, 2018 @ 1:51pm

Feb 27, 2018

Unknown, My City

trail: Volkswagon

44 |

Feb 12, 2018 @ 1:41pm

Feb 12, 2018

Volkswagon, My City

trail: Little Canaan

85 |

Oct 4, 2017 @ 5:32pm

Oct 4, 2017

Little Canaan, Frederick

trail: Catoctin Blue Trail

102 |

Sep 24, 2017 @ 5:56pm

Sep 24, 2017

Catoctin Blue Trail, Frederick

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Videos of Frederick Watershed Mountain Bike

Frederick Watershed Mountain Bike Routes

title	rating	distance
Short Loop from Hamburg Rd		5 miles
A Handfull of Miles with Wicked Ups		15 miles
Shed Part 2		12 miles
WaterShed Ride from Hamburg Road		16 miles

Recent Comments

username	type	title	comment	date
Dcp584	trail	Super Steep	Fact! It's also know as Chris and Walts',...	May 17, 2018 @ 3:00pm May 17, 2018
XcMarlin7	trail	Skink	THIS IS A VERY CHALLENGING TRAIL. BE WARNED!	Mar 30, 2018 @ 1:26pm Mar 30, 2018
Mikvit	trail	Evolution	This is Evolution trail	Feb 25, 2018 @ 8:53pm Feb 25, 2018
Mikvit	trail	Super Steep	My friends and I call this trail "super...	Nov 25, 2017 @ 7:56pm Nov 25, 2017
Mikvit	trail	Unknown	Golf ball trail	Nov 25, 2017 @ 7:52pm Nov 25, 2017

username	action	type	title	date
remedyrich	add	ridelog	May 20, 2018 ride log	May 20, 2018 @ 9:32pm 5 hours
prieur321	add	ridelog	May 3, 2018 ride log	May 20, 2018 @ 3:40pm 11 hours
ElliotR	add	ridelog	May 19, 2018 ride log	May 20, 2018 @ 12:09am 1 days
Howell13	add	ridelog	May 18, 2018 ride log	May 18, 2018 @ 5:00pm 2 days
Dcp584	comment	trail	Super Steep	May 17, 2018 @ 3:00pm May 17, 2018

Nearby Riding Areas

name				distance
Gambrill State Park	8	4	2	3.5 km
Greenbrier State Park		3	1	7.6 km
Emmitsburg Watershed Trail System	2	4	1	13.7 km
Rivers Edge Park				15.5 km
Little Bennett Regional Park	8	5		19.5 km

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