Bennett Ridge Trail–Hard Cider Trail Loop, 5 sights
3.1 mi · ▲ 219 ft · 1 hr 9 min
Bennett Ridge Trail–Hard Cider Trail Loop, 5 sights is a 3.1-mile loop in Little Bennett Regional Park near Kingsley, MD. It is mostly level, with 219 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi384 – 564 ft3.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Hard Cider Trail 39.26573, -77.27998
Nearest town Kingsley, MD
Directions
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Bennett Ridge Trail–Hard Cider Trail Loop, 5 sights
3.1 mi · ▲ 219 ft · 1 hr 9 min
Elevation 384–565 ft
Loop · Little Bennett Regional Park
Trailhead: Hard Cider Trail · 39.26573, -77.27998
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:11 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Hard Cider Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left onto Western Piedmont Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Windy Ridge Connector, heading NW.
- 350 ftSharp left onto Windy Ridge Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Browning Run Trail, heading NW.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Western Piedmont Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Pine Grove Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Western Piedmont Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Hyattstown Mill Road, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Bennett Ridge Trail, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Mound Builder, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Beaver Valley Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Western Piedmont Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Hard Cider Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
76% dirt23% gravel1% boardwalk
Weather
Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:11 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Hard Cider Trail Trailhead
- Pine Grove Trail–Prescott Road (Closed), 3 sights 3.4 mi · ▲ 179 ft
- Hyattstown Mill Road–Pine Grove Trail, 3 sights 3.8 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Rock Oak Run 3.1 mi · ▲ 161 ft
- Pine Grove Trail–Timber Ridge Trail, 4 sights 6.6 mi · ▲ 251 ft
- Hard Cider Trail–Pine Grove Trail, 3 sights 5.9 mi · ▲ 388 ft
- Mound Builder–Pine Grove Trail, 4 sights 4.3 mi · ▲ 193 ft
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