The Purist's Camino of Maryland 11 days - 157 Miles
Thursday, June 11-Sunday, June 21. The Purist's Camino (ll days-157 mi.) from St. Clement's Island to the Shrine of Elizabeth Ann Seton. For the purists who think we should start where the first mass in Maryland was celebrated.
Daily Itinerary: The Purist's Camino
DAY 1: Thursday, June 11, 2026
(9.7 miles)
Starting Point for the Purist’s Camino
20545 Colton’s Point Rd.
Colton’s Point, MD 20626
Start 8:00 am
Take boats to St. Clement’s Island
(boats available starting at 9:00 am)
Mass at 11:30 am
Take boats back to the mainland
Start:
Left on Point Breeze Rd.
Right on Colton Point Rd.
Waypoint 1:
Holy Angels Church
12340 Colton Point Rd.
Avenue, MD 20609
Right on Colton Point Rd.
Left on Maddox Rd.
End of Day 4:
Sacred Heart Bushwood Church
23080 Maddox Rd.
Chaptico, MD 20618
DAY 2: Friday, June 12, 2026
(15.0 miles)
Sacred Heart Bushwood Church
23080 Maddox Rd.
Chaptico, MD 20618
Mass at 8:00am
Start
Right on Maddox Rd.
At circle continue straight on to Chaptico Rd.
Waypoint 1:
Our Lady of the Wayside Church
37575 Chaptico Rd.
Chaptico, MD 20659
Left on Chaptico Rd.
Right on Budds Creek Rd.
Right on Stine’s Store Rd.
Slight right on Newport Church Rd.
Right on St. Mary’s Church Rd.
End of Day 5:
St. Mary’s Newport Church
11555 St. Mary’s Church Rd.
Charlotte Hall, MD 20622
DAY 3: Saturday, June 13, 2026
(16.3 miles)
St. Mary’s Church Newport
11555 St. Mary’s Church Rd.
Charlotte Hall, MD 20622
Mass at 8:00am
Start
On to St. Mary’s Church Rd.
Right on Newport Church Rd.
Left on Penn’s Hill Rd.
Right on Budds Creek Rd.
Right on Glasva School Rd.
Right on Robert Crain
Hwy Left on Irving Rd.
turns into Chapel Point Rd.
Waypoint 1:
St. Ignatius Church - Chapel Point 8855 Chapel Point Rd.
Point Tobacco, MD 20646
Left on Chapel Point Rd.
Right on Locust Grove Rd.
Right on Old Stagecoach Rd.
Left on St. Mary’s Ave.
End of Day 6:
Sacred Heart Church
201 St. Mary’s Ave.
La Plata, MD 20646
DAY 4: Sunday, June 14, 2026
(10.5 miles)
Sacred Heart Church
201 St. Mary’s Ave.
La Plata, MD 20646
Mass at 7:00 am
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Start
Left on St. Mary’s Ave.
Left on E. Charles St.
Turns into Port Tobacco Rd.
Right on Quailwood Pkwy
Left on Hawthorne Rd.
Right on Mitchell Rd.
Right on Mt. Carmel Rd.
Waypoint 1:
Mount Carmel Monastery
5678 Mount Carmel Rd.
La Plata, MD 20696
Go out Mt. Carmel Rd.
Left on Mitchell St.
Right on Hawthorne Rd.
Right on Marshall Corner Rd
Left on St. Joseph’s Way
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End of Day 4:
St. Joseph’s Pomfret Catholic Church
4590 St. Joseph’s Way
Pomfret, MD 20675
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DAY 5: Monday, June 15, 2026
(16.3 miles)
St. Joseph’s Pomfret Catholic Church
4590 St. Joseph’s Way
Pomfret, MD 20675
Mass at 9:00 am
Start
Go out St. Joseph’s Way
Left on Marshall Corner Rd.
Left on Bensville Rd.
Left on Berry Rd.
Right on Bealle Hill Rd. Turns into Livingston Rd
Left on Piscataway Rd
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Waypoint 1:
St. Mary’s of Piscataway
13401 Piscataway Rd.
Clinton, MD 20735
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Right on Piscataway Rd.
Left on Floral Rd.
Left on Windbrook Dr.
Right on Thrift Rd.
Right on Tippet Rd.
Left on Thrift Rd.
Left on Old Branch Ave.
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End of Day 5:
St. John the Evangelist Church
8908 Old Branch Ave.
Clinton, MD 20735
DAY 6: Tuesday, June 16, 2026
(16.5 miles)
St. John the Evangelist Church
8908 Old Branch Ave.
Clinton, MD 20735
Mass at 8:30 am
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Start
Right on Old Branch Ave.
Right on Allentown Rd.
Left on Suitland Rd.
Right on 38th St., SE
Left on Pennsylvania Ave. (Rte. 4)
Right on Second St. SE
Waypoint 1:
St. Francis Xavier Church
2800 Pennsylvania Ave, SE
Washington, DC 20020
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Right on Pennsylvania Ave
Right on 2nd St.​
Waypoint 2:
St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church
313 2 nd St. NE
Washington, DC 20002
Right on 2nd St. NE
Left on K St.
Left on North Capitol St.
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Waypoint 3:
Gonzaga High School
St. Aloysius Church
19 Eye St. NW
Washington, DC 20001
Left on North Capitol St.
Veer Right on Lincoln Rd, NE
Left on Fourth St.
End of Day 6:
Basilica of the National Shrine
of the Immaculate Conception
400 Michigan Ave. NE
Washington, DC 20017
DAY 7: Wednesday, June 17, 2026
(10.4 miles)
Basilica of the National Shrine
of the Immaculate Conception
400 Michigan Ave. NE
Washington, DC 20017
Mass at 12:10 pm
​Start
Right on Harewood Rd.
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Waypoint 1:
Saint John Paul II National Shrine
3900 Harewood Rd. NE
Washington, DC 20017
2PM Rosary
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Left on North Capitol St.
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Waypoint 2:
Little Sisters of the Poor
4200 Harewood RD NE
Washington, DC 20017
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Waypoint 3:
John Paul II Seminary
145 Taylor St, NE
Washington, DC 20017
Left on Taylor St.
Right on N Capitol St.
Turns into Blair Drive
Right on Geogia Ave.
Left on Forest Glen
Right on Rosensteel Ave.
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Waypoint 4:
St. John the Evangelist Historic Church
(Our Lady Queen of Poland Church)
Left on Rosensteel Ave.
Right on Holman Ave.
Left on Gardiner Ave.
Right on Evans Dr.
Left on Georgia Ave.
Bear Left on Veirs Mill Rd.
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End of Day 7:
The Avalon School
St. Catherine Laboure
11801 Claridge Rd.
Wheaton, MD
DAY 8: Thursday, June 18, 2026
(22.0 miles)
The Avalon School
St. Catherine Laboure Church
11801 Claridge Rd.
Wheaton, MD 20902
Mass at 8:30 am
Start
Right on Veirs Mill Rd.
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Waypoint 1:
Shrine of St. Jude
12701 Veirs Mill Rd.
Rockville, MD 20853
Right on Veirs Mill Rd.
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Waypoint 2:
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
520 Veirs Mill Rd.
Rockville, MD 20852
Right on Hungerford Drive (Rte. 355)
Turns into Frederick Rd. (Rte. 355)
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Waypoint 3:
St. Martin of Tours Church
201 S. Frederick Ave.
Gaithersburg, MD 20878
Right on path
(right after Fulk’s Corner Ave.)
Left on W. Diamond Ave.
Turns into Clopper Rd.
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Waypoint 4:
St. Rose of Lima Church
11701 Clopper Rd.
Gaithersburg, MD 20878
Right on Clopper Rd.
Right on Clarksburg Rd.
(Go under railroad bridge)
Immediate left on Barnesville Rd.
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End of Day 8:
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
and Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima
18230 Barnesville Rd.
Barnesville, MD 20838
DAY 9: Friday, June 19, 2026
(20.6 miles)
St. Mary’s Catholic Church and
Shrine of Our lady of Fatima
18230 Barnesville Rd.
Barnesville, MD 20838
Mass at 9:00 am
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Start
W. Harris Rd.
Turns into Mt. Ephraim Rd.
Left on Bear Ranch Rd.
Left on Park Mills Rd.
Right on Lily Pons Turns into Oland Rd.
Right on New Design Rd.
Left on Manor Woods Rd.
Waypoint 1:
St Joseph-on-Carrollton-Manor
5843 Manor Woods Rd.
Frederick, Maryland 21703
​Right on Manor Woods Rd.
Left on New Design Rd.
Left on Stadium Drive
Left on S. Market St.
Right on Clarke Place
Left on S. Carroll St.
Left on E. Second St.
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End of Day 9:
St. John the Evangelist
118 E. Second St.
Frederick, MD 21701
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DAY 10: Saturday, June 20, 2026 (19.2 mi)
St. John the Evangelist Church
118 E. Second St.
Frederick, MD 21701
Mass at 8:00 am
​Start
Left on E. Second St.
Right on N. Market St.
Turns into Liberty St.
Left on Woodsboro Pike (Main St.)
Left on Creagerstown Rd (Main St.)
Turns into Moser Rd.
Right on Trolley Trail
Left on Boundary Rd.
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End of Day 10:
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church
103 N Church St.
Thurmont, MD 21788
DAY 11: Sunday, June 21, 2026 (8.1 miles)
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel
103 N. Church St.
Thurmont, MD 21788
Rosary at 9:00 am
Start
Left on N. Church St.
Turns into Sabillasville Rd.
Right on Kelbaugh Rd.
Left on St. Anthony Rd.​
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Waypoint 1:
St. Anthony Shrine
St. Anthony Rd.
Emmitsburg, MD 21727
Waypoint 2:
National Shrine Grotto
of Our Lady of Lourdes
16330 Grotto Rd.
Emmitsburg, MD 21727
Go through Campus
Left on Old Emmitsburg Rd.
Left on South Seton Ave.
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End of the Camino of Maryland:
The National Shrine
of Elizabeth Ann Seton
339 South Seton Ave.
Emmitsburg, MD 21727
Mass at 1:30 pm
