Hog Rock Loop Trail
2.6 mi · ▲ 560 ft · 1 hr 9 min
Hog Rock Loop Trail is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Catoctin Mountain Park near Flint, MD. It climbs 560 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi1,221 – 1,644 ft · steepest grade: 19%2.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Charcoal Exhibit Trail 39.64699, -77.44413
Nearest town Flint, MD
Directions
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Hog Rock Loop Trail
2.6 mi · ▲ 560 ft · 1 hr 9 min
Elevation 1,222–1,645 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
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 150 ftSharp right onto Thurmont Vista Loop Trail, heading E.
- 450 ftSharp left onto Hog Rock Loop Trail, heading NW.
- 1.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miSharp right onto Thurmont Vista Loop Trail, heading S.
- 450 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
97% dirt3% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:12 PM
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Charcoal Exhibit Trail Trailhead
- Hog Rock–Cunningham Falls, 3 viewpoints 6.9 mi · ▲ 1,244 ft
- Cunningham Falls–Hog Rock, 3 viewpoints 5.1 mi · ▲ 1,070 ft
- Frank Bentz Memorial Lake & Charcoal Exhibit Trail via Gateway Trail 6.5 mi · ▲ 1,525 ft
- Blue Ridge Summit Vista via Hog Rock Loop Trail 1.6 mi · ▲ 388 ft
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