Cunningham Falls–Hog Rock, 3 viewpoints is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Catoctin Mountain Park near Flint, MD. The route passes Hog Rock and Cunningham Falls before reaching Boardwalk Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It climbs 1,070 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi1,155 – 1,654 ft · steepest grade: 18%5.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Charcoal Exhibit Trail 39.64699, -77.44413
Nearest town Flint, MD
Directions
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Cunningham Falls–Hog Rock, 3 viewpoints
5.1 mi · ▲ 1,070 ft · 2 hr 14 min
Elevation 1,155–1,655 ft
Out & Back · Catoctin Mountain Park
Trailhead: Charcoal Exhibit Trail · 39.64699, -77.44413
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:12 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 150 ftSharp right onto Thurmont Vista Loop Trail, heading E.
- 450 ftSharp left onto Hog Rock Loop Trail, heading NW.
- 1.3 miPass Hog Rock.
- 0.9 miBear left onto Cunningham Falls Nature Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miPass Boardwalk Viewpoint.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Boardwalk Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftReach Cunningham Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Hog Rock Loop Trail, heading E.
- 2.3 miSharp right onto Thurmont Vista Loop Trail, heading SE.
- 450 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 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
94% dirt4% boardwalk2% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:12 PM
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Charcoal Exhibit Trail Trailhead
- Hog Rock–Cunningham Falls, 3 viewpoints 6.9 mi · ▲ 1,244 ft
- Frank Bentz Memorial Lake & Charcoal Exhibit Trail via Gateway Trail 6.5 mi · ▲ 1,525 ft
- Hog Rock Loop Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 560 ft
- Blue Ridge Summit Vista via Hog Rock Loop Trail 1.6 mi · ▲ 388 ft
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