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Catoctin Mountain Park
Hiking Trail Descriptions

Each trail description is a downloadable pdf file that you may print and take with you.  Remember, walking/hiking estimated time varies on hiking ability and pace.  Have fun and enjoy your visit to Catoctin Mountain Park.

Shorter in Length - 1 mile or less round trip

Blue Ridge Summit Trail

Blue Blazes Whiskey Still Trail

Browns Farm Trail

Charcoal Trail

Hog Rock Vista Trail

Spicebush Nature Trail

Thurmont Vista Trail

Moderate in Length - 2.5 miles to 5 miles round trip

Falls Nature Trail

Download audio trail descriptions by right-clicking the following links:

Cunningham Falls/Hog Rock/Blue Ridge Summit Loop

Thurmont Vista Loop

Wolf Rock Chimney Rock Loop

Longer in Length - 7 to 8.5 miles

Horse Trail

8.5 Mile Loop Trail

White-tailed deer in the summer grass  

Did You Know?
Extremely rare at the beginning of the 20th century, white-tailed deer populations in Maryland have not only rebounded, but now number more than at any time in history.

Last Updated: November 12, 2009 at 16:46 EST