Catoctin National Recreation Trail is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Catoctin Mountain Park near Manahan Ranch Estates, MD. It climbs 567 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi1,178 – 1,755 ft · steepest grade: 16%4.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Chestnut Horse Trail 39.64751, -77.47574
Nearest town Manahan Ranch Estates, MD
Directions
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Catoctin National Recreation Trail
4.3 mi · ▲ 567 ft · 1 hr 43 min
Elevation 1,178–1,756 ft
Out & Back · Catoctin Mountain Park
Trailhead: Chestnut Horse Trail · 39.64751, -77.47574
Weather Sep 20: Overcast, high 73°F / low 64° · precip 40% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:12 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Catoctin National Recreation Trail, heading SW.
- 1.5 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.7 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
78% dirt22% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 73°F64°
Precip40%Wind6 mphUV3Humidity88%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
75°60°
Sunrise 6:56 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:12 PM
Mon
65°53°
46%
Tue
55°48°
89%
Wed
53°45°
54%
Thu
60°45°
33%
Fri
66°44°
Sat
68°43°
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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