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
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Upper Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 1.4 miBear right onto Tears of a Clown, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Upper Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Salamander, heading N.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear right onto Moe's Cut, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Salamander, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Forest Road, heading W.
- 0.3 miReach Tears of a Clown, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Salamander, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Moe's Cut, heading E.
- 100 ftBear left, heading S.
- 150 ftBear right onto Salamander, heading S.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Upper Ridge Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Tears of a Clown, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Upper Ridge Trail, heading SW.
- 1.7 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 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
82% dirt18% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:12 PM
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- Upper Ridge Trail 11.1 mi · ▲ 1,346 ft
- Upper Ridge Trail 9.2 mi · ▲ 1,237 ft
- Upper Ridge Trail 9.3 mi · ▲ 1,237 ft
- Upper Ridge Trail 9.5 mi · ▲ 1,263 ft
- Upper Ridge Trail 10.8 mi · ▲ 1,320 ft
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