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

Open on Sep 1, 2018

Local Trail Association

FBC (frederickbicyclecoalition.com)

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Global Ranking

#1,199

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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

171

Photos

Ridden Counter

1,495

Popular Frederick Watershed Mountain Bike Trails

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

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Recent Trail Reports

trail	date	user
Blue Balls	Sep 1, 2018 @ 6:12am Sep 1, 2018	kcharris
Drops Sector	Sep 1, 2018 @ 6:12am Sep 1, 2018	kcharris
Wayne's Trail	Aug 27, 2018 @ 7:07am Aug 27, 2018	x7tristan
Reanimator	Aug 5, 2018 @ 6:34am Aug 5, 2018	JCHILLTOPPERS
Death March	Aug 5, 2018 @ 6:34am Aug 5, 2018	JCHILLTOPPERS

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Current Trail Warnings

	trail	date	info
	Wayne's Trail	Aug 27, 2018 @ 7:07am Aug 27, 2018	Large trees down. Overgrowth. Jumps blown...
	Death March	Aug 5, 2018 @ 6:34am Aug 5, 2018	Very rideable, but soaked gravel makes it...

Photos of Frederick Watershed Mountain Bike

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Sep 7, 2018 @ 10:08am

Sep 7, 2018

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Sep 7, 2018 @ 10:08am

Sep 7, 2018

trail: Unknown

39 |

Feb 27, 2018 @ 1:51pm

Feb 27, 2018

Unknown, My City

trail: Volkswagon

86 |

Feb 12, 2018 @ 1:41pm

Feb 12, 2018

Volkswagon, My City

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Videos of Frederick Watershed Mountain Bike

Frederick Watershed Mountain Bike Routes

title	rating	distance
Mid Level Short Challenge Loop		7 miles
Short Loop from Hamburg Rd		5 miles
WaterShed Ride from Hamburg Road		16 miles
RAMBLA I at the Shed		20 miles

Recent Comments

username	type	title	comment	date
JBenoit31	report	Salamander Trail	*Gambril Park Rd	Jul 26, 2018 @ 8:42pm Jul 26, 2018
Jtpixs	trail	Unknown	Golf Balls	Jul 17, 2018 @ 12:17pm Jul 17, 2018
bikingbadwithtc	trail	Drops Sector	Anyone know best parking area closest to Drop...	Jul 9, 2018 @ 1:19pm Jul 9, 2018
JCHILLTOPPERS	trail	Super Steep	who ever Chris and Walt are, if they built it,...	Jun 17, 2018 @ 3:41am Jun 17, 2018
Dcp584	trail	Super Steep	Fact! It's also know as Chris and Walts',...	May 17, 2018 @ 3:00pm May 17, 2018

username	action	type	title	date
Roadanddirt	add	ridelog	Sep 19, 2018 ride log	Sep 19, 2018 @ 12:40pm 6 hours
Dudeitsjay	wishlist	trail	Catoctin Blue Trail	Sep 17, 2018 @ 8:11pm 2 days
awarizona	add	ridelog	Sep 8, 2018 ride log and 2 more	Sep 17, 2018 @ 4:25am 3 days
mrhynson	add	ridelog	Sep 16, 2018 ride log	Sep 16, 2018 @ 7:45pm 3 days
Bennnnnn	add	ridelog	Sep 16, 2018 ride log	Sep 16, 2018 @ 3:58pm Sep 16, 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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