Cat Rock–Hunting Creek Lake, 3 beaches
9.2 mi · ▲ 1,453 ft · 3 hr 48 min
Cat Rock–Hunting Creek Lake, 3 beaches is a 9.2-mile out-and-back in Cunningham Falls State Park near Hunting Creek Acres, MD. The route passes Hunting Creek Lake and Cunningham Falls State Park Beach before reaching Cat Rock at the turnaround, 4.6 miles in. It climbs 1,453 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 44/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Cat Rock–Hunting Creek Lake, 3 beaches
9.2 mi · ▲ 1,453 ft · 3 hr 48 min
Elevation 1,082–1,768 ft
Out & Back · Cunningham Falls State Park
Trailhead: 39.62784, -77.46399
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:12 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Hunting Creek Lake.
- 50 ftPass Cunningham Falls State Park Beach.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 2.4 miSharp left, heading E.
- 1.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 350 ftReach Cat Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 1.5 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 2.4 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 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.
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Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- North Bob's Hill Overlook–Hunting Creek Lake, 3 beaches 8.3 mi · ▲ 1,228 ft
- Wolf Rock–Cunningham Falls, 5 beaches 5.8 mi · ▲ 1,173 ft
- Blue Ridge Summit Vista–Hog Rock, 6 viewpoints 4.6 mi · ▲ 781 ft
- Cunningham Falls–Boardwalk Viewpoint, 5 beaches 1.1 mi · ▲ 144 ft
- Hog Rock–Cunningham Falls, 6 sights 6.4 mi · ▲ 1,081 ft
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