Cat Rock Trail
9.9 mi · ▲ 2,096 ft · 4 hr 21 min
Cat Rock Trail is a 9.9-mile out-and-back in Cunningham Falls State Park near Catoctin Furnace, MD. It climbs 2,096 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 35/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi610 – 1,755 ft · steepest grade: 21%10.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.58887, -77.43589
Nearest town Catoctin Furnace, MD
Directions
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Cat Rock Trail
9.9 mi · ▲ 2,096 ft · 4 hr 21 min
Elevation 610–1,754 ft
Out & Back · Cunningham Falls State Park
Trailhead: 39.58887, -77.43589
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:12 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 2.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 1.2 miTurn left onto Red Trail, heading N.
- 350 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Cat Rock Trail, heading NE.
- 0.8 miReach Cat Rock Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Red Trail, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 2.4 miBear left, 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.
Trail surface
100% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:12 PM
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Toilets 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 8.5 mi · ▲ 1,486 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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