Catoctin Mountain Park · Maryland

TR-12 Catoctin National Recreation Trail

1.2 mi of trail, end to end · about 20 ft of climbing · 350 ft of descent · 1,349 ft–1,721 ft · native surface · trail class Moderately Developed · hiking

1,702 ft 1,349 ft · 1.2 mi high 1,721 ft

On the parks map

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About this trail's facts

The lines are the National Park Service's public trails layer, the trailheads and the waterfalls, views, peaks and historic places along them the Service's public points of interest, read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end. The write-ups are the Service's own "things to do" text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the park's own site before you go.