Cunningham Falls State Park

White Rock via Catoctin National Recreation Trail

3.8 mi · ▲ 751 ft · 1 hr 39 min

White Rock via Catoctin National Recreation Trail is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Cunningham Falls State Park near Catoctin Furnace, MD. The route reaches White Rock at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It climbs 751 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi554 – 1,247 ft · steepest grade: 17%3.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.58887, -77.43589
Nearest town Catoctin Furnace, MD

Directions

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White Rock via Catoctin National Recreation Trail

3.8 mi · ▲ 751 ft · 1 hr 39 min

Elevation 554–1,246 ft

Out & Back · Cunningham Falls State Park

Trailhead: 39.58887, -77.43589

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

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
  3. 250 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  4. 400 ftContinue straight onto Catoctin National Recreation Trail, heading S.
  5. 1.7 miReach White Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 1.8 miSharp right, heading E.
  7. 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 450 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

93% dirt5% paved2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:12 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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