Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve
Blue Trail (Corn Field)–Diabase Trail, 4 sights
8.1 mi · ▲ 469 ft · 2 hr 56 min
Blue Trail (Corn Field)–Diabase Trail, 4 sights is an 8.1-mile out-and-back in Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve near Blackrock Hills, MD. It climbs 469 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Blue Trail (Corn Field)–Diabase Trail, 4 sights
8.1 mi · ▲ 469 ft · 2 hr 56 min
Elevation 237–424 ft
Out & Back · Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve
Trailhead: 39.15065, -77.31524
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:11 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 250 ftBear left, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Hoyles Mill Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Diabase Trail, heading NW.
- 1.9 miTurn left onto Yellow Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Yellow/Blue Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Blue Trail (Corn Field), heading S.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Yellow Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miReach Hoyles Mill Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Blue Trail (Corn Field), heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Yellow/Blue Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Yellow Trail, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Red Trail, heading NW.
- 1.9 miBear right onto Hoyles Mill Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 50 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.7 mi in (~96 min). Leave by 5:16 PM for the 7:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:04 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Hoyles Mill Trail 2 mi · ▲ 82 ft
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