Cat Rock & Bob's Hill Natural Area Viewpoint–South Bob's Hill Overlook, 7 sights
13.9 mi · ▲ 2,442 ft · 5 hr 51 min
Cat Rock & Bob's Hill Natural Area Viewpoint–South Bob's Hill Overlook, 7 sights is a 13.9-mile out-and-back in Cunningham Falls State Park near Cliffton Estates, MD. The route passes Whisky Springs Pond, White Rock and Cat Rock & Bob's Hill Natural Area Viewpoint before reaching South Bob's Hill Overlook at the turnaround, 6.9 miles in. It climbs 2,442 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 37/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Cat Rock & Bob's Hill Natural Area Viewpoint–South Bob's Hill Overlook, 7 sights
13.9 mi · ▲ 2,442 ft · 5 hr 51 min
Elevation 554–1,719 ft
Out & Back · Cunningham Falls State Park
Trailhead: Skink · 39.56693, -77.49513
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:12 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Skink, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Whisky Springs Pond.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Fireroad, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear right onto Skink, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Salamander Trail, heading N.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Salamander, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Moe's Cut, heading S.
- 150 ftBear left, heading S.
- 150 ftBear right onto Salamander, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Catoctin National Recreation Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miPass White Rock.
- 1.8 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 1.3 miSharp left, heading N.
- 150 ftPass South Bob's Hill Overlook.
- 250 ftReach Cat Rock & Bob's Hill Natural Area Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 400 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 1.3 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 2.1 miTurn right onto Salamander, heading N.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear right onto Moe's Cut, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Salamander, heading W.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Salamander Trail, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Skink, heading W.
- 0.9 miBear left onto Fireroad, heading SE.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Skink, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Skink Trailhead
- Whisky Springs Pond–Fireroad, 7 sights 12.1 mi · ▲ 1,118 ft
- Sand Flat–Whisky Springs Pond, 4 sights 4.5 mi · ▲ 371 ft
- Salamander Rock–Whisky Springs Pond Loop, 5 sights 2.6 mi · ▲ 162 ft
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