Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve

Blue Trail (Corn Field)–White Loop, 3 sights

4.6 mi · ▲ 329 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Blue Trail (Corn Field)–White Loop, 3 sights is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve near Blackrock Hills, MD. It climbs 329 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi276 – 433 ft4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.13896, -77.30504
Nearest town Blackrock Hills, MD

Directions

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Blue Trail (Corn Field)–White Loop, 3 sights

4.6 mi · ▲ 329 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Elevation 275–432 ft

Out & Back · Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve

Trailhead: 39.13896, -77.30504

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

Bikes allowed on the whole route

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 150 ftTurn left onto White Loop, heading N.
  3. 0.7 miTurn right onto Yellow Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.7 miTurn left onto Blue Trail (Corn Field), heading S.
  5. 0.1 miBear right onto Yellow Trail, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Blue Trail (Corn Field), heading NW.
  7. 0.6 miTurn right onto Yellow/Blue Trail, heading W.
  8. 0.2 miReach White Loop, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.3 miTurn left onto Blue Trail (Corn Field), heading S.
  10. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Yellow Trail, heading S.
  11. 50 ftBear left onto Blue Trail (Corn Field), heading SE.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right onto Yellow Trail, heading NE.
  13. 0.6 miTurn left onto White Loop, heading NE.
  14. 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
  15. 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 surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:11 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 6:32 PM for the 7:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:46 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route

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