Cunningham Falls–Frank Bentz Memorial Lake, 3 sights is an 11.7-mile out-and-back in Catoctin Mountain Park near Foxville, MD. The route passes Cunningham Falls before reaching Frank Bentz Memorial Lake at the turnaround, 5.8 miles in. It climbs 2,192 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi584 – 1,726 ft · steepest grade: 23%12.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.64829, -77.47767
Nearest town Foxville, MD
Directions
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Cunningham Falls–Frank Bentz Memorial Lake, 3 sights
11.7 mi · ▲ 2,192 ft · 5 hr
Elevation 583–1,726 ft
Out & Back · Catoctin Mountain Park
Trailhead: 39.64829, -77.47767
Weather Sep 22: Light rain, high 57°F / low 52° · precip 92% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:09 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · 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 miTurn left onto Boardwalk Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Cunningham Falls.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Hog Rock Loop Trail, heading NE.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Gateway Trail, heading SE.
- 1.3 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.5 miPass Frank Bentz Memorial Lake.
- 450 ftReach Cunningham Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading N.
- 1.4 miContinue straight onto Hog Rock Loop Trail, heading NW.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Cunningham Falls Nature Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Boardwalk Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Catoctin National Recreation Trail, heading SW.
- 1.9 miSharp right onto Chestnut Horse Trail, heading N.
- 350 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 50 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
96% dirt2% boardwalk1% paved1% unspecified
Weather
Light rainTemperature 57°F52°
Precip92%Wind10 mphUV0Humidity98%
Rained 0.2″ yesterday
Hourly temperatureRain chance
60°45°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:09 PM
Wed
55°48°
36%
Thu
60°44°
Fri
66°42°
Sat
68°45°
Sun
69°48°
Mon
71°50°
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- 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
- Catoctin National Recreation Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 527 ft
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