 As the trail enters Cunningham Falls State Park (CFSP) it descends northeasterly off the bench and into Catoctin Hollow reaching its lowest elevation of as it crosses Catoctin Hollow Road.After crossing the road the trail turns northwesterly and then climbs to its highest elevation of , atop Bob's Hill.After traveling through CFSP the trail enters Catoctin Mountain Park (CMP), a unit of the federal National Park Service.