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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
Black & White photo of the 1929 Blue Blazes Whiskey Still that was raided by Deputy Hauver.  

Did You Know?
Deputy Sheriff Clyde L. Hauver was the first Frederick County, Maryland, Deputy to be killed in the line of duty. He was leading a raid on the Blue Blazes Whiskey Still on July 31, 1929 when he was shot and killed.

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