Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve
Big Woods Loop Trail–Greenburg Challenge Loop, 6 sights
7.1 mi · ▲ 476 ft · 2 hr 36 min
Big Woods Loop Trail–Greenburg Challenge Loop, 6 sights is a 7.1-mile out-and-back in Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve near Beallsville, MD. It climbs 476 ft. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Big Woods Loop Trail–Greenburg Challenge Loop, 6 sights
7.1 mi · ▲ 476 ft · 2 hr 36 min
Elevation 348–515 ft
Out & Back · Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve
Trailhead: Wasche Field Loop · 39.18317, -77.44403
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:12 PM
- Start on Wasche Field Loop, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Stone Barn Loop, heading NE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Greenburg Challenge Loop, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Two Bridges Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Meadow Loop, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading E.
- 300 ftBear right onto Potomac Hunt Trail Loop, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Fields Edge Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Big Woods Loop Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miReach Wasche Field Loop, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 350 ftBear left onto Meadow Loop, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Greenburg Challenge Loop, heading NW.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Stone Barn Loop, heading NW.
- 1.8 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Wasche Field Loop, heading S.
- 150 ftArrive 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.4 mi in (~90 min). Leave by 5:22 PM for the 7:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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