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Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve

Bennett Ridge Trail–Dark Branch Trail, 6 sights

5.5 mi · ▲ 426 ft · 2 hr 3 min

Bennett Ridge Trail–Dark Branch Trail, 6 sights is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve near Hyattstown, MD. It climbs 426 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi371 – 594 ft5.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Hyattstown Mill Road 39.27980, -77.31177
Nearest town Hyattstown, MD
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Bennett Ridge Trail–Dark Branch Trail, 6 sights

5.5 mi · ▲ 426 ft · 2 hr 3 min

Elevation 370–593 ft

Out & Back · Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve

Trailhead: Hyattstown Mill Road · 39.27980, -77.31177

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Hyattstown Mill Road, heading E.
  2. 0.6 miTurn right onto Bennett Ridge Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.7 miTurn right onto Woodcock Hollow Trail, heading SE.
  4. 0.8 miTurn left onto Bennett Ridge Trail, heading E.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right onto Mound Builder, heading N.
  6. 0.4 miTurn left onto Beaver Valley Trail, heading SE.
  7. 0.1 miSharp left onto Western Piedmont Trail, heading E.
  8. 0.9 miTurn left onto Pine Grove Trail, heading NW.
  9. 0.8 miTurn left onto Dark Branch Trail, heading SW.
  10. 0.5 miBear left, heading SW.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right onto Hyattstown Mill Road, heading SW.
  12. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/bennett-ridge-trail-dark-branch-trail-out-back-6-sights

Trail surface

78% dirt17% gravel5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:11 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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