Cunningham Falls–Boardwalk Viewpoint, 5 beaches is a 1.1-mile out-and-back in Cunningham Falls State Park near Hunting Creek Acres, MD. The route passes Hunting Creek Lake, Cunningham Falls State Park Beach and Boardwalk Viewpoint before reaching Cunningham Falls at the turnaround, 0.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 144 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi1,027 – 1,194 ft1.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.62707, -77.46239
Nearest town Hunting Creek Acres, MD
Directions
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Cunningham Falls–Boardwalk Viewpoint, 5 beaches
1.1 mi · ▲ 144 ft · 26 min
Elevation 1,026–1,193 ft
Out & Back · Cunningham Falls State Park
Trailhead: 39.62707, -77.46239
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:12 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Hunting Creek Lake.
- 50 ftPass Cunningham Falls State Park Beach.
- 350 ftBear left onto Lower Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Boardwalk Trail, heading W.
- 100 ftReach Cunningham Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftPass Boardwalk Viewpoint.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Lower Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 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
81% gravel3% boardwalk3% paved2% dirt11% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:12 PM
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- North Bob's Hill Overlook–Hunting Creek Lake, 3 beaches 8.3 mi · ▲ 1,228 ft
- Cat Rock–Hunting Creek Lake, 3 beaches 9.2 mi · ▲ 1,453 ft
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