Cunningham Falls State Park Beach–Frank Bentz Memorial Lake, 3 beaches is a 5.7-mile out-and-back in Catoctin Mountain Park near Hunting Creek Acres, MD. The route passes Cunningham Falls State Park Beach before reaching Frank Bentz Memorial Lake at the turnaround, 2.9 miles in. It climbs 1,283 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi584 – 1,221 ft · steepest grade: 21%5.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.63028, -77.45579
Nearest town Hunting Creek Acres, MD
Directions
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Cunningham Falls State Park Beach–Frank Bentz Memorial Lake, 3 beaches
5.7 mi · ▲ 1,283 ft · 2 hr 32 min
Elevation 583–1,220 ft
Out & Back · Catoctin Mountain Park
Trailhead: 39.63028, -77.45579
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:10 PM
Dogs allowed on leash
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Cunningham Falls State Park Beach.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Hog Rock Loop Trail, heading SE.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Gateway Trail, heading SE.
- 1.3 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miPass Frank Bentz Memorial Lake.
- 200 ftReach Cunningham Falls State Park Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading N.
- 1.4 miContinue straight onto Hog Rock Loop Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 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
85% dirt2% paved13% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:57 AMSunset 7:10 PM
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
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