Wolf Rock–Cunningham Falls, 5 beaches is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in Catoctin Mountain Park near Hunting Creek Acres, MD. The route passes Hunting Creek Lake, Cunningham Falls State Park Beach and Cunningham Falls before reaching Wolf Rock at the turnaround, 2.9 miles in. It climbs 1,173 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi915 – 1,516 ft · steepest grade: 25%6.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.62784, -77.46399
Nearest town Hunting Creek Acres, MD
Directions
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Wolf Rock–Cunningham Falls, 5 beaches
5.8 mi · ▲ 1,173 ft · 2 hr 31 min
Elevation 917–1,514 ft
Out & Back · Catoctin Mountain Park
Trailhead: 39.62784, -77.46399
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:12 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Hunting Creek Lake.
- 50 ftPass Cunningham Falls State Park Beach.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Lower Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Boardwalk Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Cunningham Falls.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Hog Rock Loop Trail, heading SE.
- 1.6 miContinue straight onto Thurmont Vista Loop Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 200 ftReach Wolf Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Hog Rock Loop Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Cunningham Falls Nature Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Boardwalk Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Lower Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 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
78% dirt16% gravel4% boardwalk2% paved
Weather
Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:12 PM
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- North Bob's Hill Overlook–Hunting Creek Lake, 3 beaches 8.3 mi · ▲ 1,228 ft
- Cat Rock–Hunting Creek Lake, 3 beaches 9.2 mi · ▲ 1,453 ft
- Blue Ridge Summit Vista–Hog Rock, 6 viewpoints 4.6 mi · ▲ 781 ft
- Cunningham Falls–Boardwalk Viewpoint, 5 beaches 1.1 mi · ▲ 144 ft
- Hog Rock–Cunningham Falls, 6 sights 6.4 mi · ▲ 1,081 ft
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