Hunting Creek Lake–Cunningham Falls State Park Beach, 3 beaches
11.6 mi · ▲ 2,169 ft · 4 hr 57 min
Hunting Creek Lake–Cunningham Falls State Park Beach, 3 beaches is an 11.6-mile out-and-back in Cunningham Falls State Park near Hunting Creek Acres, MD. The route passes Hunting Creek Lake and Cunningham Falls State Park Beach before reaching Cunningham Falls State Park Beach at the turnaround, 5.8 miles in. It climbs 2,169 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 37/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Hunting Creek Lake–Cunningham Falls State Park Beach, 3 beaches
11.6 mi · ▲ 2,169 ft · 4 hr 57 min
Elevation 1,053–1,768 ft
Out & Back · Cunningham Falls State Park
Trailhead: Old Misery Trail · 39.62682, -77.45558
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:12 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Old Misery Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Hunting Creek Lake.
- 50 ftPass Cunningham Falls State Park Beach.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 200 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Red Trail, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 1.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 2.4 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miPass Cunningham Falls State Park Beach.
- 250 ftReach Hunting Creek Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 2.4 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 1.3 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Old Misery Trail, heading SE.
- 1.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Dogs allowed on leash
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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