Hike Chimney Rock, Wolf Rock, Hog Rock, & Cunningham Falls (8.25 mi. 1,500')
Details
Please arrive and be ready to hike at the trailhead parking lot at 10:00 AM. We will start off with Chimney Rock, followed by Wolf Rock, Thurmont Vista, Blue Ridge Summit Vista, Hog Rock, and then finish with Cunningham Falls. This is a rugged hike located near Thurmont, Maryland with outstanding vistas and fascinating rock formations in Catoctin Mountain Park that is rated as moderate. Dogs are also able to use this trail but must be kept on a leash. The trail winds through immense stands of hardwoods and abundant mountain laurel. Let's bring our lunches and sit and enjoy the views and socialize at the top. We can also get together afterward and enjoy dinner perhaps in Thurmont (Mountain Gate Family Restaurant —separate Checks) for those interested.
TRAIL MAP: Please review this trail map, print it off, and bring a copy to the hike: https://www.alltrails.com/explore/map/map-oct-8-07-53-am-d28d296
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COVID-19: As always, if you have been exposed to COVID, or are having any symptoms at all, please do not attend. There will be plenty of future events so you're not missing anything. Bring and your masks if you aren't vaccinated, and practice the 6-foot social distancing as much as possible.
DIRECTIONS:
We are going to park at the Catoctin Mountain Park Visitor's Center. If it is full, then park along route 77 and meet us on the trail.
Follow I-495 N and I-270 N to US-15 N in Frederick - 42 min (44.3 mi)
Merge onto I-495 N/I-95 N. Continue to follow I-495 N - 10.4 mi
Use the right 2 lanes to take exit 35 for I-270 N toward Frederick - 0.2 mi
Continue onto I-270 N - 13.4 mi
Keep left to stay on I-270 N - 18.2 mi
Keep left at the fork to stay on I-270 N - 0.9 mi
Continue onto US-40 W - 1.2 mi
Continue on US-15 N to your destination - 21 min (17.8 mi)
Continue onto US-15 N - 14.3 mi
Turn left onto Pryor Rd - 1.4 mi
Turn left onto MD-77 W - 2.0 mi
Turn right onto Park Central Rd. - 174 ft
Turn right into parking area - 253 ft