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Catoctin Mountain Park

Cunningham Falls–Hunting Creek Lake, 4 beaches

5.2 mi · ▲ 645 ft · 2 hr 3 min

Cunningham Falls–Hunting Creek Lake, 4 beaches is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in Catoctin Mountain Park near Altogether, MD. The route passes Cunningham Falls and Hunting Creek Lake before reaching Cunningham Falls State Park Beach at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It climbs 645 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi824 – 1,247 ft5.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.62624, -77.44100
Nearest town Altogether, MD
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Cunningham Falls–Hunting Creek Lake, 4 beaches

5.2 mi · ▲ 645 ft · 2 hr 3 min

Elevation 823–1,248 ft

Out & Back · Catoctin Mountain Park

Trailhead: 39.62624, -77.44100

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:12 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 100 ftContinue straight onto Gateway Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Hog Rock Loop Trail, heading NW.
  4. 1.1 miTurn left onto Cunningham Falls Nature Trail, heading NW.
  5. 0.1 miPass Cunningham Falls.
  6. 350 ftTurn left onto Boardwalk Trail, heading SW.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftTurn left onto Lower Trail, heading SW.
  9. 0.4 miPass Hunting Creek Lake.
  10. 50 ftPass Cunningham Falls State Park Beach.
  11. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  12. 100 ftBear right, heading S.
  13. 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
  14. 50 ftReach Cunningham Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  16. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
  17. 50 ftTurn left onto Boardwalk Trail, heading NW.
  18. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  19. 0.2 miTurn right onto Hog Rock Loop Trail, heading NW.
  20. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Gateway Trail, heading E.
  21. 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/cunningham-falls-hunting-creek-lake-out-back-7-beaches-8-km

Trail surface

71% dirt18% gravel5% boardwalk3% paved3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:12 PM

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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