Cunningham Falls State Park

White Rock via Catoctin National Recreation Trail

4.2 mi · ▲ 757 ft · 1 hr 47 min

White Rock via Catoctin National Recreation Trail is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Cunningham Falls State Park near Catoctin Furnace, MD. The route reaches White Rock at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It climbs 757 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 mi492 – 1,247 ft · steepest grade: 17%4.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.58161, -77.43398
Nearest town Catoctin Furnace, MD

Directions

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White Rock via Catoctin National Recreation Trail

4.2 mi · ▲ 757 ft · 1 hr 47 min

Elevation 492–1,246 ft

Out & Back · Cunningham Falls State Park

Trailhead: 39.58161, -77.43398

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  3. 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftTurn right onto Catoctin Furnace Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  6. 450 ftTurn left onto Catoctin National Recreation Trail, heading W.
  7. 1.7 miReach White Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 1.7 miTurn right, heading N.
  9. 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  12. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  13. 50 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

80% dirt5% gravel1% paved1% boardwalk13% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:12 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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