Hikes based on Potomac Appalachian Trail Club (PATC) Map #5 & #6 – Appalachian Trail across Maryland and the entire Catoctin Trail. The map includes Cunningham Falls, Gambrill, Gathland, Greenbrier, South Mountain, and Washington Monument State Parks and Catoctin Mountain Park, National Park.

Leaders Note: These write-ups are provided in the preferred format so hike leaders can cut and paste from the electronic edition, and edit the hike description for their hike.

Hiking the Appalachian Trail:
Saturday, February 08, 2003, 9:AM, Smithsburg MD 21783, Casual Loop Hike, Appalachian Trail, Pen Mar Rd. south to High Rock and return. Leader: LeadersName, PhoneNumber, LeadersEmail. Based on PATC Map #5, this is a moderate 6-mile loop with an 800-foot combined elevation gain going out, and a 300-foot gain coming back. Details to be added.

Saturday, February 08, 2003, 9:AM, Smithsburg MD 21783, Casual Loop Hike, Appalachian Trail, High Rock Rd. to AT, south to MD Route 491 and return with side spur to Devil’s Racecourse Shelter. Leader: LeadersName, PhoneNumber, LeadersEmail. Based on PATC Map #5, this is an easy 5-mile loop that is primarily downhill going out, but has an 800-foot gain coming back. Details to be added.

Saturday, February 08, 2003, 9:AM, Smithsburg MD 21783, Casual Loop Hike, Appalachian Trail, MD Route 491 south to MD Route 17, Wolfsville Rd. and return. Leader: LeadersName, PhoneNumber, LeadersEmail. Based on PATC Map #5, this is a tough 7-mile loop with several 200-300-foot elevation gains in each direction. Details to be added.

Saturday, February 08, 2003, 9:AM, Smithsburg MD 21783, Casual Point-to-Point Hike, Appalachian Trail, MD Route 17, Wolfsville Rd. north to MD-PA State Line and Pen Mar Rd. Leader: LeadersName, PhoneNumber, LeadersEmail. Based on PATC Map #5, this is an extreme 9-mile point-to-point with a combined elevation gain of 2,200 feet. Point-to-Point hike requires sufficient drivers to shuttle drivers/hikers back to starting point. Call the hike leader to register as driver/hiker. Details to be added.

Saturday, February 08, 2003, 9:AM, Smithsburg MD 21783, Casual Loop Hike, Appalachian Trail, MD Route 17, Wolfsville Rd. south to Loy Wolfe Rd. Trail and return. Leader: LeadersName, PhoneNumber, LeadersEmail. Based on PATC Map #5, this is a easy 8-mile loop with a 500-foot gain at the beginning followed by a long downhill. Coming back, it is a gradual gain of 300-feet ending with a 500-foot downhill. Details to be added.

Saturday, February 08, 2003, 9:AM, Myersville MD 21773, Casual Loop Hike, Appalachian Trail, US Route 40 north to Loy Wolfe Rd. Trail and return. Leader: LeadersName, PhoneNumber, LeadersEmail. Based on PATC Map #5, this is a tough 9-mile loop with a combine gain of 1,000 feet going out and a couple of 200-300 foot gains coming back. Details to be added.

Saturday, February 08, 2003, 9:AM, Myersville MD 21773, Casual Loop Hike, Applachian Trail, Washington Monument State Park north to US RT 40 and return. Leader: LeadersName, PhoneNumber, LeadersEmail. Based on PATC Map #5, this is a moderate 5-6 mile loop with a 500-foot gain in each direction. Details to be added.

Saturday, February 08, 2003, 9:AM, Myersville MD 21773, Casual Loop Hike, Appalachian Trail, Old National Pike north to US Route 40 and return. Leader: LeadersName, PhoneNumber, LeadersEmail. Based on PATC Map #5, this is a tough 10-mile loop with a combine gain of 1,200 feet going out and 800 feet coming back. Details to be added.

Saturday, February 08, 2003, 9:AM, Myersville MD 21773, Casual Point-to-Point Hike, Appalachian Trail, Old National Pike north to MD Route 17, Wolfsville Rd. Leader: LeadersName, PhoneNumber, LeadersEmail. Based on PATC Map #5, this is an extreme 14-mile point-to-point with a combined elevation gain of 2,500 feet. Based on PATC Map #5. Point-to-Point hike requires sufficient drivers to shuttle drivers/hikers back to starting point. Call the hike leader to register as driver/hiker. Details to be added.

Catoctin Trail & Other Trails in Catoctin Mountain Park:
Saturday, February 08, 2003, 9:AM, Thurmont MD 21788, Casual Circuit Hike, Catoctin Trail in Catoctin Mountain Park to Zion Rd. Leader: LeadersName, PhoneNumber, LeadersEmail. Based on PATC Map #5, this is an easy 6-mile circuit beginning at the Catoctin Mountain Park Picnic Area, north to Zion Rd. and back along Park trails to 1612 peak and Owens Creek Picnic Area with a 400-foot elevation gain in each direction. Details to be added.

Saturday, February 08, 2003, 9:AM, Thurmont MD 21788, Casual Circuit Hike, Catoctin Trail in Catoctin Mountain Park to PATC Olive Green Cabin. Leader: LeadersName, PhoneNumber, LeadersEmail. Based on PATC Map #5, this is a moderate 7-mile loop with a 300-foot gain going out and a 600 gain on the return. Hike begins at the Catoctin Mountain Park Picnic Area, goes south to PATC Olive Green Cabin and returns via a side spur to Hunting Creek Lake picnic area. Details to be added.

Saturday, February 08, 2003, 9:AM, Thurmont MD 21788, Casual Circuit Hike, Catoctin Mountain Park Trails. Leader: LeadersName, PhoneNumber, LeadersEmail. Based on PATC Map #5, this is a moderate 7-mile circuit with a 500-foot gain at start with additional 100-300 foot gains after downhills with long downhill to falls and to Visitors Center. Hike begins at the Catoctin Mountain Park Visitors Center, east to Park HQ, north to Chimney Rock, north to Wolf Rock, north to Thurmont Vista, west and south to Hog Rock, south to Cunningham Falls and east back to Visitor’s Center. Details to be added.

Catoctin Trail & Other Trails in Cunningham Falls State Park:
Saturday, February 08, 2003, 9:AM, Thurmont MD 21788, Casual Circuit Hike, William Houck Area to Cat Rock in Cunningham Falls State Park. Leader: LeadersName, PhoneNumber, LeadersEmail. Based on PATC Map #5, this is a moderate 7-mile circuit with a combined elevation gain of 1,200 feet. It begins in the William Houck Area, east to Catoctin Trail, east to Cat Rock, west to Hunting Creek Lake, around to dam and back to parking. Details to be added.

Saturday, February 08, 2003, 9:AM, Thurmont MD 21788, Casual Loop Hike, Manor Area Campground north to Cat Rock in Cunningham Falls State Park. Leader: LeadersName, PhoneNumber, LeadersEmail. Based on PATC Map #5, this is a tough 8-mile loop that starts with an 1,100 foot gain to Bobs Hill, a downhill and 200-foot gain to Cats Rock. The return has a downhill and 200-foot gain back to Bobs Hill and the rest is downhill. Details to be added.

Saturday, February 08, 2003, 9:AM, Thurmont MD 21788, Casual Point-to-Point Hike, Manor Area Campground north to Zion Rd. in Catoctin Mountain Park. Leader: LeadersName, PhoneNumber, LeadersEmail. Based on PATC Map #5, this is an extreme 11-mile point-to-point that starts with an 1,100 foot gain to Bobs Hill, downhill to the lake, and an 800-1,000-foot cumulative gain to Zion Road. Based on PATC Map #5. Point-to-Point hike requires sufficient drivers to shuttle drivers/hikers back to starting point. Call the hike leader to register as driver/hiker. Details to be added.

Saturday, February 08, 2003, 9:AM, Thurmont MD 21788, Casual Circuit Hike, Manor Area Campground south to Salamander Rock Tower in Cunningham Falls State Park. Leader: LeadersName, PhoneNumber, LeadersEmail. Based on PATC Map #5, this is a tough 9-mile circuit via the Catoctin Trail, Creek Rd. and Gambrill Park Rd. with a 1,300-foot gain going out and mostly downhill coming back. Details to be added.

Saturday, February 08, 2003, 9:AM, Thurmont MD 21788, Casual Circuit Hike, Fishing Creek Parking Lot to Catoctin Trail, north to Fishing Creek Rd. and return. Leader: LeadersName, PhoneNumber, LeadersEmail. Based on PATC Map #5, this is a moderate 8-9 mile circuit with a 600-foot elevation gain going out and mostly downhill coming back. Details to be added.

Catoctin Trail & Other Trails in Gambrill State Park:
Saturday, February 08, 2003, 9:AM, Thurmont MD 21788, Casual Loop Hike, Fishing Creek Parking Lot to Catoctin Trail, south to Hamburg Rd. Trail and return. Leader: LeadersName, PhoneNumber, LeadersEmail. Based on PATC Map #5, this is an easy 5-6 mile loop with a 300-foot elevation gain going out and minimal gain on the return. Details to be added.

Saturday, February 08, 2003, 9:AM, Thurmont MD 21788, Casual Circuit Hike, Gambrill State Park north to Fishing Creek Parking Lot to Catoctin Trail, south to Hamburg Rd. Trail and return via Gambrill Park trail. Leader: LeadersName, PhoneNumber, LeadersEmail. Based on PATC Map #5, this is a difficult 8-mile circuit with a 1,500-foot elevation gain going out and a 300-foot gain coming back with the rest mostly downhill. Details to be added.

Saturday, February 08, 2003, 9:AM, Thurmont MD 21788, Casual Point-to-Point Hike, Gambrill State Park north to Manor Area Campground in Cunningham Falls State Park. Leader: LeadersName, PhoneNumber, LeadersEmail. Based on PATC Map #5, this is an extreme 16-mile point-to-point with a cumulative 2,700-foot elevation gain. Point-to-Point hike requires sufficient drivers to shuttle drivers/hikers back to starting point. Call the hike leader to register as driver/hiker. Details to be added.

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