Catoctin National Recreation Trail is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Catoctin Mountain Park near Foxville, MD. It climbs 527 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi1,178 – 1,726 ft · steepest grade: 17%4.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.64829, -77.47767
Nearest town Foxville, MD
Directions
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Catoctin National Recreation Trail
4.4 mi · ▲ 527 ft · 1 hr 44 min
Elevation 1,178–1,726 ft
Out & Back · Catoctin Mountain Park
Trailhead: 39.64829, -77.47767
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 W.
- 200 ftBear right onto Chestnut Horse Trail, heading SW.
- 350 ftSharp left onto Catoctin National Recreation Trail, heading E.
- 1.9 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 2.1 miSharp right onto Chestnut Horse Trail, heading N.
- 350 ftBear left, heading W.
- 100 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
98% dirt2% 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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- Cat Rock & Bob's Hill Natural Area Viewpoint–South Bob's Hill Overlook, 4 viewpoints 12.1 mi · ▲ 1,432 ft
- Catoctin National Recreation Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 595 ft
- Hunting Creek Lake–Cunningham Falls State Park Beach, 3 beaches 5 mi · ▲ 698 ft
- Chimney Rock & Cunningham Falls via Catoctin National Recreation Trail 10.1 mi · ▲ 1,870 ft
- Hunting Creek Lake–Cunningham Falls State Park Beach, 4 sights 4.8 mi · ▲ 669 ft
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