Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve
Big Woods Loop Trail–Fields Edge Trail, 3 sights
3.7 mi · ▲ 251 ft · 1 hr 22 min
Big Woods Loop Trail–Fields Edge Trail, 3 sights is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve near Big Woods Acres, MD. It climbs 251 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Big Woods Loop Trail–Fields Edge Trail, 3 sights
3.7 mi · ▲ 251 ft · 1 hr 22 min
Elevation 376–530 ft
Out & Back · Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve
Trailhead: 39.18490, -77.40557
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:12 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Fields Edge Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Potomac Hunt Trail Loop, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading NW.
- 350 ftSharp left onto Meadow Loop, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
- 300 ftSharp left onto Potomac Hunt Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Big Woods Loop Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Fields Edge Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto High Point Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Fields Edge Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~23 min). Leave by 6:29 PM for the 7:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:49 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Fields Edge Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 166 ft
- Fields Edge Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 166 ft
- Greenburg Challenge Loop 3 mi · ▲ 221 ft
- Big Woods Loop Trail–Fields Edge Trail, 7 sights 7.8 mi · ▲ 420 ft
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