Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve

Beaver Valley Trail–Bennett Ridge Trail, 3 sights

6.6 mi · ▲ 522 ft · 2 hr 28 min

Beaver Valley Trail–Bennett Ridge Trail, 3 sights is a 6.6-mile out-and-back in Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve near Hickory Hill, MD. It climbs 522 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi371 – 594 ft7.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.28424, -77.29130
Nearest town Hickory Hill, MD

Directions

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Beaver Valley Trail–Bennett Ridge Trail, 3 sights

6.6 mi · ▲ 522 ft · 2 hr 28 min

Elevation 370–593 ft

Out & Back · Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve

Trailhead: 39.28424, -77.29130

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:11 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  3. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  6. 0.5 miBear left, heading SW.
  7. 0.6 miTurn left onto Sidewinder, heading SW.
  8. 150 ftContinue straight onto Hyattstown Mill Road, heading SW.
  9. 0.6 miTurn right onto Bennett Ridge Trail, heading E.
  10. 1.3 miTurn left onto Beaver Valley Trail, heading S.
  11. 450 ftBear right onto Acorn Hollow Trail, heading S.
  12. 0.2 miReach Sidewinder, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.2 miBear left onto Beaver Valley Trail, heading SW.
  14. 450 ftTurn right onto Bennett Ridge Trail, heading NW.
  15. 1.3 miTurn left onto Hyattstown Mill Road, heading NW.
  16. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Sidewinder, heading NW.
  17. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  18. 0.6 miBear right, heading E.
  19. 0.5 miBear left, heading NE.
  20. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  21. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  22. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  23. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

83% dirt17% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:11 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 6:34 PM for the 7:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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