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Maryland – Catoctin Circuit Trail

Posted on June 12, 2016December 24, 2019

This is the 8-Mile Catoctin Circuit. The full loop is about 8.5 miles long. We started at the top at the parking lot near the Blue Ridge summit.

Hog Rock Trail

Hog Rock Descent

These pictures are part of the hog rock trail descending to the Cunningham falls trail.

Nature Trail

This trail connects Cunningham falls to the visitor center at the bottom.

Visitor Center to Park Headquarters

This is a relatively flat trail from the visitors center to the park headquarters at the base of the climb to Chimney Rock.

Chimney Rock

This is a relatively steep climb to Chimney Rock. The total gain in altitude is about 500 feet.

Chimney Rock to Wolf Rock

This is a relatively flat trail between Chimney Rock and Wolf Rock. Since we had been to Wolf Rock many times before, we decided not to stop and climb around the boulders. At the end of the 8-mile loop, I posted some photos of what Wolf Rock looks like. You can see that we visited Wolf Rock in the Fall and the trees are bare.

Wolf Rock to Thurmont Vista

This is the trail to Thurmont Vista overlook.

Thurmont Vista to Blue Ridge Summit Vista

This trail leads to Blue Ridge summit and then a short trail leads back to the top parking lot where we parked.

Wolf Rock in Fall

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