Cunningham Falls State Park

Salamander–Tears of a Clown, 4 sights

8.4 mi · ▲ 838 ft · 3 hr 13 min

Salamander–Tears of a Clown, 4 sights is an 8.4-mile out-and-back in Cunningham Falls State Park near Baugher Woods, MD. It climbs 838 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 60/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi824 – 1,565 ft · steepest grade: 23%8.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Forest Road 39.57403, -77.46466
Nearest town Baugher Woods, MD

Directions

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Salamander–Tears of a Clown, 4 sights

8.4 mi · ▲ 838 ft · 3 hr 13 min

Elevation 825–1,565 ft

Out & Back · Cunningham Falls State Park

Trailhead: Forest Road · 39.57403, -77.46466

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Forest Road, heading N.
  2. 0.1 miBear left onto Moe's Cut, heading NE.
  3. 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 100 ftTurn left onto Salamander, heading NE.
  5. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Upper Ridge Trail, heading S.
  6. 0.7 miBear right onto Tears of a Clown, heading S.
  7. 50 ftBear left onto Upper Ridge Trail, heading S.
  8. 1.9 miBear right, heading S.
  9. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  10. 0.3 miBear left onto Vandal, heading SW.
  11. 150 ftReach Salamander, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  13. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  14. 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  15. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Upper Ridge Trail, heading N.
  16. 1.4 miBear right onto Tears of a Clown, heading N.
  17. 50 ftBear left onto Upper Ridge Trail, heading N.
  18. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Salamander, heading NE.
  19. 0.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
  20. 100 ftTurn left onto Moe's Cut, heading W.
  21. 350 ftBear right onto Forest Road, heading NW.
  22. 0.1 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

75% dirt25% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:12 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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