Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve
Big Oak Trail–Logger's Trail, 5 sights
7 mi · ▲ 575 ft · 2 hr 37 min
Big Oak Trail–Logger's Trail, 5 sights is a 7-mile out-and-back in Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve near Lewisdale, MD. It climbs 575 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 42/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi427 – 659 ft7.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Purdum Trail 39.27462, -77.25195
Nearest town Lewisdale, MD
Directions
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Big Oak Trail–Logger's Trail, 5 sights
7 mi · ▲ 575 ft · 2 hr 37 min
Elevation 426–658 ft
Out & Back · Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve
Trailhead: Purdum Trail · 39.27462, -77.25195
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:11 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Purdum Trail, heading W.
- 1 miBear right onto Logger's Trail, heading W.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Western Piedmont Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Beaver Valley Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Mound Builder, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Beaver Valley Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Stoneybrook Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Acorn Hollow Trail, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Big Oak Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Little Oak Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Nature Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 150 ftReach Purdum Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Camping Ridge Road, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Big Oak Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Acorn Hollow Trail, heading E.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Stoneybrook Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Beaver Valley Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Mound Builder, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Beaver Valley Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Western Piedmont Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Logger's Trail, heading NE.
- 1.2 miBear left onto Purdum Trail, heading E.
- 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
95% dirt4% gravel1% paved
Weather
Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:11 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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