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1.4 miles
Distance
39 ft
Climb
-316 ft
Descent
00:21:12
Avg time
-277 ft
Altitude change
809 ft
Altitude min
1,098 ft
Altitude max
1,086 ft
Altitude start
809 ft
Altitude end
-3.648%
Grade
-37.483%
Grade max
10.687%
Grade min
1,008 ft
Distance climb
4,326 ft
Distance down
2,256 ft
Distance flat
00:21:12
Avg time
Vandal Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
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Riding AreaFrederick Watershed
Frederick, Maryland -
Difficulty Rating
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Voted DifficultyBlack Diamond (3 votes)
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Local Popularity70 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 80 in Trail Running
- 90 in Hiking
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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DirectionBoth DirectionsPopular Direction Shown
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Climb DifficultyBlack Diamond
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Physical RatingHard
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Dogs AllowedYes
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TTFs on TrailRock Garden
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Land OwnerMD DNR
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Vandal is a highly rated 1 mile popular blue difficulty singletrack trail located near Frederick Maryland. This mountain bike primary trail can be used both directions and has a hard overall physical rating with a 39 ft black diamond climb. It features rock garden. On average it takes 21 minutes to complete this trail.
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Traditionally Indigenous Territory
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6 Months
- 27 rides
- 14 miles avg distance
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- 245 rides
- Last: Oct 2, 2026
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Directions to vandal trailhead
(39.549910, -77.462790)
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Sep 6, 2023 , Frederick
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Tavenator
I climbed Gambrill Park Road to Salamander, then did Upper Ridge, and ended with this. Should have just done Vandal. It was awesome. Packs some excellent flow with some some amazing tech and some great scenery. I would say it's black-diamond skill wise without the black-diamond consequence. If I ever come back to this part of the shed in the future I'll definitely loop this a few times.
SirWilhelm
A great tech trail with lots of rocks and some alternate lines. Great to practice technical skills climbing or descending. If your not in a rush try clearing everything and lookout for some big rocks to play on.
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