Cunningham Falls–Hunting Creek Lake, 4 beaches is a 1.3-mile out-and-back in Cunningham Falls State Park near Hunting Creek Acres, MD. The route passes Cunningham Falls and Cunningham Falls State Park Beach before reaching Hunting Creek Lake at the turnaround, 0.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 168 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 ft1.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Boardwalk Trail 39.63235, -77.46838
Nearest town Hunting Creek Acres, MD
Directions
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Cunningham Falls–Hunting Creek Lake, 4 beaches
1.3 mi · ▲ 168 ft · 31 min
Elevation 1,026–1,193 ft
Out & Back · Cunningham Falls State Park
Trailhead: Boardwalk Trail · 39.63235, -77.46838
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:12 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Boardwalk Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miPass Cunningham Falls.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Lower Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miPass Cunningham Falls State Park Beach.
- 50 ftPass Hunting Creek Lake.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 350 ftReach Cunningham Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Boardwalk Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
70% gravel17% boardwalk2% paved2% dirt9% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:12 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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