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Mount Zion Church to Catoctin Shelters via Catoctin Trail route map
Difficulty: ModerateOut and Back
Maryland

Mount Zion Church to Catoctin Shelters via Catoctin Trail

Sabillasville, Maryland

2.1 mi

Distance

315 ft

Elev. Gain

50m

Est. Time

Out & Back

Route Type

Moderate

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Mount Zion Church to Catoctin Shelters via Catoctin Trail unless we can point you at the agency it came from. We don't have one yet. The planning figures above — distance, elevation gain, estimated time, route type — come from the source listed on this trail.

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Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:448 ft
Max:502 ft
Gain:96 ft
Loss:96 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 448 ft and 502 ft across 2.1 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.448 ft466 ft484 ft502 ft0.0 mi0.5 mi1.0 mi1.5 mi2.1 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi475 ft
High point0.2 mi502 ft
End2.1 mi475 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Out & Back

Official sources & verification

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Fort Ritchie, MD · about 2 mi away
County:
Washington County, MD

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: May 23, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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Path geometry came from our pre-launch legacy database. Routes have not yet been re-verified against the operator and may differ from the actual trail.

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