Catoctin Mountain Park

Charcoal Exhibit Trail & Thurmont Vista Loop Trail Loop

2.5 mi · ▲ 376 ft · 1 hr 1 min

Charcoal Exhibit Trail & Thurmont Vista Loop Trail Loop is a 2.5-mile loop in Catoctin Mountain Park near Flint, MD. It climbs 376 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,145 – 1,545 ft · steepest grade: 21%2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Orange Trail 39.64023, -77.44566
Nearest town Flint, MD

Directions

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Charcoal Exhibit Trail & Thurmont Vista Loop Trail Loop

2.5 mi · ▲ 376 ft · 1 hr 1 min

Elevation 1,144–1,545 ft

Loop · Catoctin Mountain Park

Trailhead: Orange Trail · 39.64023, -77.44566

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

Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Orange Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.1 miSharp left onto Hog Rock Loop Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  4. 50 ftTurn right onto Charcoal Exhibit Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miSharp right onto Thurmont Vista Loop Trail, heading NW.
  6. 1.7 miSharp right onto Orange Trail, heading SW.
  7. 0.1 miThe loop closes 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
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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