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Cunningham Falls State Park

Catoctin Furnace Trail

9.3 mi · ▲ 1,698 ft · 3 hr 57 min

Catoctin Furnace Trail is a 9.3-mile out-and-back in Cunningham Falls State Park near Catoctin Furnace, MD. It climbs 1,698 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 37/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi492 – 1,755 ft · steepest grade: 22%9.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.58161, -77.43398
Nearest town Catoctin Furnace, MD
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Catoctin Furnace Trail

9.3 mi · ▲ 1,698 ft · 3 hr 57 min

Elevation 492–1,754 ft

Out & Back · Cunningham Falls State Park

Trailhead: 39.58161, -77.43398

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:12 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  3. 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftTurn right onto Catoctin Furnace Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  6. 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
  7. 2.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  8. 1.2 miTurn left onto Red Trail, heading NE.
  9. 350 ftSharp right, heading N.
  10. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  11. 200 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  13. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  14. 1.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  15. 2.4 miBear right, heading E.
  16. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  17. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  18. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  19. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  20. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/catoctin-furnace-trail-out-back-15-km

Trail surface

90% dirt3% gravel2% paved5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:12 PM

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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