Catoctin Mountain Park is an incredible natural area located only an hour away from Washington DC and Baltimore. Both areas contain high quality bouldering opportunities as well as many miles of hiking trails.
We will be working with the park to develop more established trails to some of the boulders in the park; specifically the Blue Ridge Summit/Hog Rock Parking boulders, including Next Gen. We will be partnering with the park’s trail crew, so this will be a mid week event. This is a great opportunity to help contribute to the trails the climbing community will use.
This is a slightly longer event than our usual, so lunch will be provided. Due to the type of work, this will for volunteers at or over the age of 18.
Registration in advance is required – register here!
Schedule:
- Registration/Meet: 8:45am
- Project work: 9am-2pm (short break for lunch)
- Raffle: 2pm
What We’ll be Doing:
We will be cutting a new trail to the boulders. This work will primarily include clearing debris, bench cutting, and rock crush.
Where To Meet/How To Get There:
We will meet around 8:45am at the Hog Rock Parking area off of Park Central Road. This parking area is a short distance up the road from the visitor center, located at 14707 Park Central Rd, Thurmont, MD 21788. It’s a short walk to the boulders.
What to Bring:
- Closed toed shoes
- Work gloves (if you don’t have any, we will provide some)
- Water for the day
- Snacks for the day
Register Here:
Questions?
E-mail us at adoptacrag@midatlanticclimbers.org.