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Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve

Blue Trail (Corn Field)–Diabase Trail, 4 sights

9.2 mi · ▲ 527 ft · 3 hr 20 min

Blue Trail (Corn Field)–Diabase Trail, 4 sights is a 9.2-mile out-and-back in Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve near Blackrock Hills, MD. It climbs 527 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi236 – 413 ft9.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.15373, -77.31215
Nearest town Blackrock Hills, MD
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Blue Trail (Corn Field)–Diabase Trail, 4 sights

9.2 mi · ▲ 527 ft · 3 hr 20 min

Elevation 237–415 ft

Out & Back · Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve

Trailhead: 39.15373, -77.31215

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:11 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right onto Hoyles Mill Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.2 miBear left onto Diabase Trail, heading N.
  5. 1.9 miTurn left onto Yellow Trail, heading SW.
  6. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Yellow/Blue Trail, heading SW.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left onto Blue Trail (Corn Field), heading S.
  8. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Yellow Trail, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftBear left onto Blue Trail (Corn Field), heading E.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right onto Yellow Trail, heading E.
  11. 0.6 miReach Hoyles Mill Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.7 miTurn left onto Blue Trail (Corn Field), heading NW.
  13. 0.1 miBear right onto Yellow Trail, heading S.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Blue Trail (Corn Field), heading S.
  15. 0.6 miTurn right onto Yellow/Blue Trail, heading W.
  16. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Yellow Trail, heading NE.
  17. 0.8 miTurn right onto Red Trail, heading NW.
  18. 1.9 miBear right onto Hoyles Mill Trail, heading E.
  19. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  20. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  21. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/blue-trail-corn-field-diabase-trail-out-back-5-sights

Trail surface

96% dirt4% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:11 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.6 mi in (~117 min). Leave by 4:54 PM for the 7:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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