Maryland trails · Wayne's Trail
Wayne's Trail
A 1.5-mile out-and-back in Maryland, with 804 ft of climbing. Reaches Fishing Creek Reservoir.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the first third: 50% of the ascent falls between mile 0.0 and mile 0.5. It climbs almost continuously, with little descent to recover on.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Fishing Creek Reservoir (lake)
Heads up
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:09 a.m., the sun rises at 6:36 a.m. and sets at 7:42 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:10 p.m. (EDT) — 13 h 06 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 3.0-mile round trip takes roughly 1 h 55 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 8:31 a.m. — 11 h 11 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Albatross + Double D + Wayne's Trail — 1.5 mi loop, 638 ft gain
- Wayne's Trail + Pantyline + Old School — 2.0 mi loop, 738 ft gain
- Wayne's Trail + Double D + Albatross — 2.0 mi loop, 469 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Yellow Poplar — 3.9 mi
- Green Ash — 4.4 mi
- Bobs Hill — 4.9 mi
- Cat Rock — 6.5 mi