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VW and Knuckleback Loop route map
Difficulty: ModerateLoop
Maryland

VW and Knuckleback Loop

Frederick, Maryland

3.7 mi

Distance

545 ft

Elev. Gain

1h 24m

Est. Time

Loop

Route Type

Moderate

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for VW and Knuckleback Loop 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:433 ft
Max:500 ft
Gain:166 ft
Loss:167 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 433 ft and 500 ft across 3.7 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.433 ft455 ft478 ft500 ft0.0 mi0.9 mi1.8 mi2.7 mi3.7 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi464 ft
High point1.2 mi500 ft
End3.7 mi463 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Loop

Official sources & verification

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Lewistown, MD · about 3 mi away
County:
Frederick 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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