Open in App
Get this trail on your phone instantly.
more stats
1,510 ft
Distance
8 ft
Climb
-183 ft
Descent
00:06:38
Avg time
-175 ft
Altitude change
1,347 ft
Altitude min
1,530 ft
Altitude max
1,522 ft
Altitude start
1,347 ft
Altitude end
-11.561%
Grade
-20.216%
Grade max
10.19%
Grade min
78 ft
Distance climb
1,432 ft
Distance down
00:06:38
Avg time
Upper Canaan Details
-
Activities
- Mountain Bike
- Winter Fat Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
-
Riding AreaFrederick Watershed
Frederick, Maryland -
Difficulty Rating
-
Voted DifficultyBlack Diamond (1 vote)
-
Local Popularity80 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 55 in Trail Running
- 5 in Hiking
- 5 in Winter Fat Biking
-
Global Ranking
-
State Ranking#241 in Mountain Biking · Maryland [+]
- #1,799 in Trail Running
- #1,947 in Hiking
- #37 in Winter Fat Biking
-
Trail TypeSingletrack
-
Bike TypeDH, AM, Fat
-
DirectionDownhill PrimaryPopular Direction Shown
-
Dogs AllowedYes
-
TTFs on TrailDrop, Rock Garden, Other
-
Land OwnerMD DNR
No community description for Upper Canaan trail has been added yet!
AI Generated Description
Upper Canaan is a highly rated 1,510 ft popular black diamond difficulty singletrack trail located near Frederick Maryland. This mountain bike primary trail can be used downhill primary. It features drop, rock garden and other. On average it takes 6 minutes to complete this trail.
Local Trail Association
-
-
-
Please consider joining or donating to the local trail association to supportDonate to earn trail karma!
trail development & maintenance.
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
Recent Activity on Trail
Past Week
- 4 rides
- 11 miles average
6 Months
- 38 rides
- 10 miles avg distance
All
- 387 rides
- Last: Oct 27, 2026
| c1 | c2 | c3 | c4 |
|---|---|---|---|
January | February | March | April |
May | June | July | August |
September | October | November | December |
Upper Canaan Trail Reports
more »
close
3D
Trail Conditions
- Unknown
- Snow Groomed
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Snow Cover Partial
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Ideal
- Dry
- Very Dry
Trail Flow (Ridden Direction)
Trailforks scans users activity logs to determine the most popular direction each trail is ridden. A good flowing trail network will have most trails flowing in a single direction according to their intension.
The colour categories are based on what percentage of users are riding a trail in its intended direction.
The colour categories are based on what percentage of users are riding a trail in its intended direction.
- > 96%
- > 90%
- > 80%
- > 70%
- > 50%
- < 50%
- bi-directional trail
- no data
Trail Last Used
Trailforks scans activity logs to determine the last time a trail was ridden.
- < 2 days
- < 1 week
- < 2 weeks
- < 1 month
- < 6 months
- > 6 months
Trail Ridden Direction
The intended direction a trail should be ridden.
- Downhill Only
- Downhill Primary
- Both Directions
- Uphill Primary
- Uphill Only
- One Direction
Contribute Details
Colors indicate trail is missing specified detail.
- Description
- Photos
- Description & Photos
- Videos
Trail Popularity ?
Trailforks scans activity logs to determine which trails are ridden the most in the last 9 months.
Trails are compared with nearby trails in the same city region with a possible 25 colour shades.
Think of this as a heatmap, more activities = more kinetic energy = warmer colors.
- most popular
- popular
- less popular
- not popular
ATV/ORV/OHV Filter
Max Vehicle Width
inches
US Cell Coverage
Legend
Radar Time
Activity Recordings
Trailforks uses anonymized public activity data.
?
Activity Recordings
Trailforks uses anonymized public activity data.
?
Winter Trails
Warning
A routing network for winter maps does not exist. Selecting trails using the winter trails layer has been disabled.
Missing Trails
Most Popular
Least Popular
Trails are colored based on popularity. The more popular a trail is, the more red. Less popular trails trend towards green.
Jump Magnitude Heatmap
Heatmap of where users jump on trails. Zoom in to see individual jumps, click circles to view jump details.
BC Backroad Status
![map legend]()
Service Road Atlas is a free to use, community-driven service for viewing and creating reports on the numerous back-country service roads around B.C. and Alberta.
Slope Aspect
Direction the slope faces
Trails Deemphasized
Trails are shown in grey.
Only show trails with no bike usage.
Suggested Layers
Based on selected activity type
Save the current map location and zoom level as your default home location whenever this page is loaded.
Save
Directions to upper-canaan trailhead
(39.531290, -77.483030)
Photos
6 more »
Videos
1 more »
mtb
7:46 |
890 |
Jul 6, 2018 , Frederick
Trail Lists
-
Fredrick Watershed
78 trails
Routes with this trail
12 miles • 1,568 ft • 16 • Point to Point •
Some of the top DH/Freeride rated trails in the shed
26 miles • 4,219 ft • 9 • Point to Point •
The official Trail One Shed Enduro Expert Course for 2025.
We hope you've been enjoying Trailforks!
Create a FREE account to view all trail reviews and much more.
Nearby Trails
- Lower Push 184 ft
- Connector 604 ft
- Access To Freeride Trails 843 ft
- The Freeride Area/push Trails 896 ft
- Lakeside Connector 1,125 ft
Frederick Watershed
- By brenthillier
NSMBA TRAILFORKS & contributors - #56805 - 2,324 views
- Follow/Subscribe
- login to download gpx or kml files.
Hit the Trail
Download Trail
Save to wishlist, Garmin & download.
Find Related Routes
Find routes and users activities that include this trail.
You must enter a description before submitting.