Cunningham Falls State Park

Forest Road–Salamander, 4 sights

9.2 mi · ▲ 787 ft · 3 hr 28 min

Forest Road–Salamander, 4 sights is a 9.2-mile out-and-back in Cunningham Falls State Park near White Rocks, MD. It climbs 787 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi981 – 1,644 ft9.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.53074, -77.45606
Nearest town White Rocks, MD

Directions

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Forest Road–Salamander, 4 sights

9.2 mi · ▲ 787 ft · 3 hr 28 min

Elevation 982–1,642 ft

Out & Back · Cunningham Falls State Park

Trailhead: 39.53074, -77.45606

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  5. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Upper Ridge Trail, heading N.
  6. 1.4 miBear right onto Tears of a Clown, heading N.
  7. 50 ftBear left onto Upper Ridge Trail, heading N.
  8. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Salamander, heading N.
  9. 0.7 miBear left, heading NW.
  10. 150 ftBear right onto Moe's Cut, heading W.
  11. 150 ftTurn right onto Salamander, heading W.
  12. 0.6 miTurn left onto Forest Road, heading W.
  13. 0.3 miReach Tears of a Clown, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.3 miTurn right onto Salamander, heading N.
  15. 0.6 miTurn left onto Moe's Cut, heading E.
  16. 100 ftBear left, heading S.
  17. 150 ftBear right onto Salamander, heading S.
  18. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Upper Ridge Trail, heading S.
  19. 0.7 miBear right onto Tears of a Clown, heading SW.
  20. 50 ftBear left onto Upper Ridge Trail, heading SW.
  21. 1.7 miBear left, heading S.
  22. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  23. 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  24. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

82% dirt18% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:12 PM

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