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.
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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
- Start on Old Misery Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Hunting Creek Lake.
- 50 ftPass Cunningham Falls State Park Beach.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miReach Cat Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 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.
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Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Old Misery Trail Trailhead
- Hunting Creek Lake–Cunningham Falls State Park Beach, 3 beaches 11.6 mi · ▲ 2,169 ft
- Blue Ridge Summit Vista–Hog Rock, 6 viewpoints 15.3 mi · ▲ 2,775 ft
- North Bob's Hill Overlook–Hunting Creek Lake, 4 beaches 7.7 mi · ▲ 1,187 ft
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