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4.11 out of 5 Rider Rating 4.11
9 Reviews

Catoctin Mountain and Frederick County

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By Guest (0 McR Points) on Mar 31, 2009

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Guest
June 29, 2010
I drove part of this in my Saab while in town for…
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February 21, 2010
It is a nice ride
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Written Directions

From Libertytown, MD take route 550 north west up to Sabillasville, MD. Continue on 550 as it turns a corner and starts heading southwest and then joins up and merges with route 491 south. Take 491 southwest down to Smithsburg, MD. Next take a left on to route 77 and head southeast thru Thurmont and on to Detour. Continue as route 77 becomes Middleburg Road and pass through Feeserburg and then take a right on to Union Bridge Road and head south. Take a right on to Main Street in Union Bridge, MD and continue as Main Street turns into route 75 and just stay on 75 as it takes you into Libertytown, MD.

Scenery

Very beautiful scenery with many stretches in nice cool woodlands. You can also find several covered bridges just off the main route. Carroll County, MD is one of the prettier farm counties in the State of Maryland. Thurmont, MD is near Camp David and Catoctin Mountain Park (CMP). CMP as many trails and fishing. Route 550 is a very pretty road with several fruit stands. Thurmont also has several good country stylerestaurants.

Drive Enjoyment

There are twists, turns and good straight-aways on this route. The roads are all asphalt which are fairly well maintained.

Tourism Opportunities

Several goodrestaurantsand fruit stands are available. AroundHalloween, one farmer near Creagerstown, has a Pumpkin Cannon. It works with compressed air and can fire a small pumpkin 100 yards or so.

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El Jodido
November 2, 2013
2 McR Points
Motorcycle Type : Cruiser
Beautiful ride. Take a side trip to Westminster, Maryland. Great country restaurants there, along with good farm stands.
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Dangit1
November 9, 2016
2 McR Points
Motorcycle Type : Touring
Add in Penn-Mar Rd at the end of 550, about 10 minutes further and go to High Rock...awesome views of the valley.
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STjockey
May 3, 2020
5 McR Points
Motorcycle Type : Sport - Touring
Great combination of sweepers and twisties. The scenery is great, and it's never very crowded. A big plus is there's a lot of smaller places to get good food. Use Thurmont as the top-off point before you do the Catcotin side of the loop, as there aren't many places to stop if you're low on fuel.
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