Cunningham Falls–Hog Rock Loop, 4 viewpoints is a 4.7-mile loop in Catoctin Mountain Park near Flint, MD. The route passes Hog Rock, Cunningham Falls and Boardwalk Viewpoint. It climbs 935 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi922 – 1,654 ft · steepest grade: 18%5.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Hog Rock Loop Trail 39.64636, -77.45393
Nearest town Flint, MD
Directions
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Cunningham Falls–Hog Rock Loop, 4 viewpoints
4.7 mi · ▲ 935 ft · 2 hr 2 min
Elevation 921–1,655 ft
Loop · Catoctin Mountain Park
Trailhead: Hog Rock Loop Trail · 39.64636, -77.45393
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:12 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Hog Rock Loop Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miPass Hog Rock.
- 0.9 miBear left onto Cunningham Falls Nature Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miPass Boardwalk Viewpoint.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Boardwalk Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftReach Cunningham Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Hog Rock Loop Trail, heading SE.
- 1 miSharp left onto Blue Blazes Whiskey Still Trail, heading E.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Hog Rock Loop Trail, heading NE.
- 1.1 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
97% dirt3% boardwalk
Weather
Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:12 PM
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Hog Rock Loop Trail Trailhead
- Hog Rock–Cunningham Falls, 5 viewpoints 4 mi · ▲ 735 ft
- Hog Rock Loop Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 524 ft
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- Hog Rock Loop Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 499 ft
- Hog Rock Loop Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 415 ft
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