Cunningham Falls State Park

Cat Rock–Hunting Creek Lake, 4 beaches

2.8 mi · ▲ 822 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Cat Rock–Hunting Creek Lake, 4 beaches is a 2.8-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, 1.4 miles in. It climbs 822 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,053 – 1,539 ft · steepest grade: 23%2.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Old Misery Trail 39.62682, -77.45558
Nearest town Hunting Creek Acres, MD

Directions

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Cat Rock–Hunting Creek Lake, 4 beaches

2.8 mi · ▲ 822 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Elevation 1,053–1,539 ft

Out & Back · Cunningham Falls State Park

Trailhead: Old Misery Trail · 39.62682, -77.45558

Weather Sep 20: Light drizzle, high 76°F / low 65° · precip 39% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:12 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Old Misery Trail, heading S.
  2. 50 ftPass Hunting Creek Lake.
  3. 50 ftPass Cunningham Falls State Park Beach.
  4. 1.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  5. 0.2 miReach Cat Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 1.4 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

Light drizzleTemperature 76°F65°
Precip39%Wind7 mphUV3Humidity88%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65° 12 AM: 9% rain1 AM: 6% rain2 AM: 8% rain3 AM: 23% rain4 AM: 15% rain5 AM: 15% rain6 AM: 10% rain7 AM: 14% rain8 AM: 24% rain9 AM: 30% rain10 AM: 32% rain11 AM: 21% rain12 PM: 11% rain1 PM: 9% rain2 PM: 10% rain3 PM: 14% rain4 PM: 29% rain5 PM: 39% rain6 PM: 17% rain7 PM: 9% rain8 PM: 11% rain9 PM: 16% rain10 PM: 15% rain11 PM: 10% rain
Sunrise 6:56 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:12 PM
Mon 68°61° 49%
Tue 61°50° 88%
Wed 55°48° 55%
Thu 62°47° 33%
Fri 68°46°
Sat 71°45°

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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