Hog Rock–Cunningham Falls, 5 viewpoints is a 4-mile out-and-back in Catoctin Mountain Park near Flint, MD. The route passes Hog Rock, Cunningham Falls and Cunningham Falls State Park Beach before reaching Hunting Creek Lake at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It climbs 735 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi1,047 – 1,654 ft · steepest grade: 18%4.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Hog Rock Loop Trail 39.64636, -77.45393
Nearest town Flint, MD
Directions
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Hog Rock–Cunningham Falls, 5 viewpoints
4 mi · ▲ 735 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Elevation 1,048–1,655 ft
Out & Back · Catoctin Mountain Park
Trailhead: Hog Rock Loop Trail · 39.64636, -77.45393
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:12 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Hog Rock Loop Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miPass Hog Rock.
- 0.9 miBear left onto Cunningham Falls Nature Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miPass Cunningham Falls.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Boardwalk Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Lower Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miPass Cunningham Falls State Park Beach.
- 50 ftPass Hunting Creek Lake.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 200 ftReach Hog Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Boardwalk Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Hog Rock Loop Trail, heading N.
- 1.3 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
68% dirt23% gravel6% boardwalk1% paved2% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:12 PM
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Hog Rock Loop Trail Trailhead
- Hog Rock Loop Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 524 ft
- Chimney Rock via Thurmont Vista Loop Trail 5.5 mi · ▲ 1,028 ft
- Hog Rock Loop Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 499 ft
- Hog Rock Loop Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 415 ft
- Hog Rock Loop Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 415 ft
- Cunningham Falls–Hog Rock Loop, 4 viewpoints 4.7 mi · ▲ 935 ft
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