Cat Rock
8.5 mi · ▲ 1,486 ft · 3 hr 35 min
Cat Rock is an 8.5-mile out-and-back in Cunningham Falls State Park near Catoctin Furnace, MD. The route reaches Cat Rock at the turnaround, 4.3 miles in. It climbs 1,486 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 40/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Cat Rock
8.5 mi · ▲ 1,486 ft · 3 hr 35 min
Elevation 554–1,754 ft
Out & Back · Cunningham Falls State Park
Trailhead: 39.58684, -77.43603
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 N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
- 2.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 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 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 2.4 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive 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
- White Rock–Whisky Springs Pond, 4 sights 10.4 mi · ▲ 1,355 ft
- Cat Rock Trail 9.9 mi · ▲ 2,096 ft
- White Rock via Catoctin National Recreation Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 751 ft
- North Bob's Hill Overlook 3 mi · ▲ 1,070 ft
- Cat Rock & Bob's Hill Natural Area Viewpoint & South Bob's Hill Overlook 3.1 mi · ▲ 1,066 ft
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