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Catoctin Mountain Park

Hog Rock–Cunningham Falls, 3 viewpoints

6.9 mi · ▲ 1,244 ft · 2 hr 55 min

Hog Rock–Cunningham Falls, 3 viewpoints is a 6.9-mile out-and-back in Catoctin Mountain Park near Flint, MD. The route passes Hog Rock and Cunningham Falls. It climbs 1,244 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,155 – 1,654 ft · steepest grade: 20%7.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Charcoal Exhibit Trail 39.64699, -77.44413
Nearest town Flint, MD
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Hog Rock–Cunningham Falls, 3 viewpoints

6.9 mi · ▲ 1,244 ft · 2 hr 55 min

Elevation 1,155–1,655 ft

Out & Back · Catoctin Mountain Park

Trailhead: Charcoal Exhibit Trail · 39.64699, -77.44413

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

Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 150 ftSharp right onto Thurmont Vista Loop Trail, heading E.
  3. 450 ftSharp left onto Hog Rock Loop Trail, heading NW.
  4. 1.3 miPass Hog Rock.
  5. 0.9 miBear left onto Cunningham Falls Nature Trail, heading W.
  6. 0.1 miPass Cunningham Falls.
  7. 250 ftTurn left onto Boardwalk Trail, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  9. 0.2 miBear right onto Catoctin National Recreation Trail, heading E.
  10. 0.7 miReach Hog Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.7 miBear left, heading E.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left onto Boardwalk Trail, heading NW.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  14. 0.2 miBear right onto Hog Rock Loop Trail, heading NE.
  15. 2.3 miSharp right onto Thurmont Vista Loop Trail, heading SE.
  16. 450 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  17. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/hog-rock-cunningham-falls-out-back-3-viewpoints

Trail surface

96% dirt3% boardwalk1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:12 PM

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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