Cat Rock & Bob's Hill Natural Area Viewpoint–South Bob's Hill Overlook, 4 viewpoints is a 12.1-mile out-and-back in Cunningham Falls State Park near Manahan Ranch Estates, MD. The route passes Cunningham Falls State Park Beach and Cat Rock & Bob's Hill Natural Area Viewpoint before reaching South Bob's Hill Overlook at the turnaround, 6.1 miles in. It climbs 1,432 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 34/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi1,106 – 1,768 ft12.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Chestnut Horse Trail 39.64751, -77.47574
Nearest town Manahan Ranch Estates, MD
Directions
AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com
Cat Rock & Bob's Hill Natural Area Viewpoint–South Bob's Hill Overlook, 4 viewpoints
12.1 mi · ▲ 1,432 ft · 4 hr 45 min
Elevation 1,107–1,768 ft
Out & Back · Cunningham Falls State Park
Trailhead: Chestnut Horse Trail · 39.64751, -77.47574
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:10 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Catoctin National Recreation Trail, heading SW.
- 1.6 miPass Cunningham Falls State Park Beach.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 3.5 miPass South Bob's Hill Overlook.
- 250 ftReach Cat Rock & Bob's Hill Natural Area Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 3.5 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 2.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 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
92% dirt8% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:57 AMSunset 7:10 PM
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Chestnut Horse Trail Trailhead
- Cunningham Falls–Frank Bentz Memorial Lake, 3 sights 11.7 mi · ▲ 2,192 ft
- Catoctin National Recreation Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 595 ft
- Hunting Creek Lake–Cunningham Falls State Park Beach, 3 beaches 5 mi · ▲ 698 ft
- Chimney Rock & Cunningham Falls via Catoctin National Recreation Trail 10.1 mi · ▲ 1,870 ft
- Hunting Creek Lake–Cunningham Falls State Park Beach, 4 sights 4.8 mi · ▲ 669 ft
- Catoctin National Recreation Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 527 ft
Get outside more
A wild hike near Manahan Ranch Estates, emailed to you once a week.
Hikes near Manahan Ranch Estates, Maryland