Cunningham Falls State Park

Cat Rock & Bob's Hill Natural Area Viewpoint & South Bob's Hill Overlook

3.1 mi · ▲ 1,066 ft · 1 hr 34 min

Cat Rock & Bob's Hill Natural Area Viewpoint & South Bob's Hill Overlook is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Cunningham Falls State Park near Catoctin Furnace, MD. The route passes Cat Rock & Bob's Hill Natural Area Viewpoint before reaching South Bob's Hill Overlook at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It climbs 1,066 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi610 – 1,680 ft · steepest grade: 22%3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.58887, -77.43589
Nearest town Catoctin Furnace, MD

Directions

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Cat Rock & Bob's Hill Natural Area Viewpoint & South Bob's Hill Overlook

3.1 mi · ▲ 1,066 ft · 1 hr 34 min

Elevation 610–1,679 ft

Out & Back · Cunningham Falls State Park

Trailhead: 39.58887, -77.43589

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:12 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  3. 1.3 miSharp left, heading S.
  4. 400 ftReach Cat Rock & Bob's Hill Natural Area Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 50 ftPass South Bob's Hill Overlook.
  6. 450 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  7. 1.3 miBear left, heading E.
  8. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:12 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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