Hog Rock–Cunningham Falls Loop, 3 viewpoints is a 4.7-mile loop in Catoctin Mountain Park near Flint, MD. The route passes Hog Rock and Cunningham Falls. It climbs 935 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi922 – 1,654 ft · steepest grade: 19%5.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Hog Rock Loop Trail 39.63416, -77.45109
Nearest town Flint, MD
Directions
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Hog Rock–Cunningham Falls Loop, 3 viewpoints
4.7 mi · ▲ 935 ft · 2 hr 2 min
Elevation 921–1,655 ft
Loop · Catoctin Mountain Park
Trailhead: Hog Rock Loop Trail · 39.63416, -77.45109
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:12 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Hog Rock Loop Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto Blue Blazes Whiskey Still Trail, heading N.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Hog Rock Loop Trail, heading NE.
- 1.6 miPass Hog Rock.
- 0.9 miBear left onto Cunningham Falls Nature Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miPass Cunningham Falls.
- 200 ftReach Hog Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Hog Rock Loop Trail, heading SW.
- 1 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
98% dirt2% boardwalk
Weather
Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:12 PM
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Hog Rock Loop Trail Trailhead
- Cunningham Falls–Cat Rock, 3 viewpoints 11.7 mi · ▲ 1,852 ft
- Cunningham Falls–Hunting Creek Lake, 4 beaches 3.3 mi · ▲ 436 ft
- Cunningham Falls & Boardwalk Viewpoint via Hog Rock Loop Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 415 ft
- Frank Bentz Memorial Lake & Gateway Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 1,280 ft
- Blue Blazes Whiskey Still Trail & Charcoal Exhibit Trail Loop via Hog Rock Loop Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 387 ft
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