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| Page Type: Mountain/Rock Location: Maryland, United States, North America Lat/Lon: 39.60318°N / 77.44125°W County: Frederick Activities: Hiking Season: Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter Elevation: 1765 ft / 538 m | Page By: birdny Created/Edited: Nov 6, 2007 / Nov 9, 2007 Object ID: 353983 Hits: 880 Loading... Page Score: 89.6% - 19 Votes Loading... Vote: Log in to vote |
Highlights Overview
Bobs Hill is part of the Blue Ridge Mountains located on Catoctin Mountain in Frederick County Maryland. It lies within Cunningham Falls State Park. Like other hikes in the area you will see an abundance of metabasalt rock formations as you hike up the mountain towards the quartzite summits. The basalt is some of the oldest above-ground exposed stone formations in the world and really make for some interesting and exciting exploration.
There are two lookouts the South Lookout being the better of the two. If you have time you should stop at Cat Rock as well.
Getting ThereDirections - Cunningham Falls is located west of Thurmont MD, 18 miles north of Frederick MD.
From the Baltimore area: Follow I-70 west to Frederick, and U.S. 15 north to Thurmont.
From the Washington DC area: Follow I-270 north to Frederick, then U.S. 15 north to Thurmont.
From the Gettysburg area: Follow U.S. 15 south to Thurmont.
There are signs from Rt 15 in Thurmont to the area, you will travel west on Rt 77. The parking area for Cat Rock will be on the left side of the road across from the National Park Headquarters on the right.
The Manor Area is 3 miles south of Thurmont, directly off U.S. 15. The Catoctin Trail passes near the Manor Area and can be used to access Bobs Hill from the South.
Also from the Northwest the Catoctin Trail can be accessed via Catoctin Hollow Road. The road is South off Rt 77. You pass the William Houck Area and continue straight a short distance and the blue marked trail will cross the road. Head East (left) on the trail.
Trails  Trail Topo, the Rt from Rt 77 via Cat Rock
From Rt 77 via Cat Rock (7.5 miles)
This is a nice hike up fairly steep terrain to Cat Rock. Near Cat Rock the yellow trail and continue on toward Bob's Hill. The trail climbs a short section and then turns to the left as it reaches the crest of the ridge. From here the hiking is easy. You will soon come to the junction of the blue Catoctin Trail. You want to turn left, and will soon see both blue and yellow trail markings. This will take you south on the Catoctin Trail to Bob's Hill. From the Bobs Hill summit post there are two viewpoints at the end of short side trails, one to the left (North Lookout) and one to the right (South Lookout).
Bob's Hill Trail (from the Manor Area)--yellow (1.5 miles) This steep, strenuous trail leads to Bob's Hill. I have not climbed this trail so have little info on it.Red TapeMountain bikes are prohibited on all trails.
Service Charges for Manor Area--Day use service charge is $3/vehicle year-round. Out-of-state residents add $1.
Service Charges for Houck Area--Day use service charges are as follows: Weekdays Memorial Day-Labor Day $3/person; weekends and holidays Memorial Day-Labor Day $4/person. All other times $3/vehicle. Out-of-state residents add $1 to all day use service charges.
CampingCamping--Cunningham Falls State Park offers two camping areas: the Houck Area with 140 campsites situated in five camping loops and nine camper cabins, and the Manor Area with 31 campsites. Bathhouses with hot showers are conveniently located in each camping loop. Each campsite is equipped with a table, fire ring, lantern post and parking area. Some electric hook-up sites are available in both campgrounds. Campsites at the Houck and Manor Areas can be reserved. A camp store offers groceries, camping supplies and souvenirs.
There is no camping other than at these designated areas. Images
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