Catoctin National Recreation Trail is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Catoctin Mountain Park near Manahan Ranch Estates, MD. It climbs 595 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi1,178 – 1,742 ft4.7 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
4.5 mi · ▲ 595 ft · 1 hr 48 min
Elevation 1,178–1,742 ft
Out & Back · Catoctin Mountain Park
Trailhead: Chestnut Horse Trail · 39.64751, -77.47574
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:10 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Chestnut Horse Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Catoctin National Recreation Trail, heading E.
- 1.9 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 2.1 miSharp right onto Chestnut Horse Trail, heading N.
- 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 6:57 AMSunset 7:10 PM
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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