Catoctin Mountain Park · Maryland

TR-7 Thurmont Vista Trail

1.2 mi of trail, end to end · about 250 ft of climbing · 1,289 ft–1,541 ft · native surface · trail class Moderately Developed · hiking

Views

1,500 ft 1,487 ft · 0.7 mi high 1,541 ft

Along the way Thurmont Vista

Trailheads Charcoal Trailhead 1,282 ft Drive there · Thurmont Vista Trailhead 1,286 ft Drive there

On the parks map

Other trails from the same trailheads

All 18 trails in Catoctin Mountain ParkFind a trailOn the parks mapPark on nps.gov

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.