Best hikes in Catoctin Mountain Park

Ambleway maps 15 hikes in Catoctin Mountain Park, from a 2.0-mile walk to a 7.0-mile day out. 6 of them score as wild, staying clear of roads and development for most of the route; the wildest is Catoctin National Recreation Trail. The biggest climb is Frank Bentz Memorial Lake & Gateway Trail, gaining 1,677 ft, and the network tops out at 1,655 ft.

• Catoctin National Recreation Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 511 ft
• Owens Creek Horse Trail 2 mi · ▲ 283 ft
• Cunningham Falls–Hog Rock, 3 viewpoints 5.1 mi · ▲ 1,070 ft
• Hog Rock Loop Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 351 ft
• Raven Rock Park Road via Adirondack Horse Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 629 ft
• Charcoal Exhibit Trail & Thurmont Vista Loop Trail Loop 2.5 mi · ▲ 376 ft

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• Hunting Creek Lake–Cunningham Falls State Park Beach, 3 beaches 3.3 mi · ▲ 447 ft
• Frank Bentz Memorial Lake & Gateway Trail 7 mi · ▲ 1,677 ft
• Cunningham Falls via Catoctin National Recreation Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 557 ft
• Chimney Rock via Thurmont Vista Loop Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 702 ft
• Cunningham Falls State Park Beach & Blue Blazes Whiskey Still Trail via Hog Rock Loop Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 340 ft
• Wolf Rock Loop via Gateway Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 850 ft
• Hog Rock & Hog Rock Loop Trail Loop 4.5 mi · ▲ 913 ft
• Blue Ridge Summit Vista–Hog Rock Loop, 3 viewpoints 4.5 mi · ▲ 920 ft
• Gateway Trail Loop 3.4 mi · ▲ 782 ft