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Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve

Bootjack Trail & New Cut Trail via Scott Branch Loop

9.1 mi · ▲ 440 ft · 3 hr 15 min

Bootjack Trail & New Cut Trail via Scott Branch Loop is a 9.1-mile out-and-back in Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve near Annapolis Rock, MD. It climbs 440 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi486 – 653 ft9.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bootjack Trail 39.27581, -77.13627
Nearest town Annapolis Rock, MD
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Bootjack Trail & New Cut Trail via Scott Branch Loop

9.1 mi · ▲ 440 ft · 3 hr 15 min

Elevation 485–654 ft

Out & Back · Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve

Trailhead: Bootjack Trail · 39.27581, -77.13627

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:55 AM · sunset 7:11 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Horses allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Bootjack Trail, heading NE.
  2. 1.8 miBear left onto Scott Branch Loop, heading W.
  3. 0.4 miSharp left onto New Cut Trail, heading SW.
  4. 2.3 miReach Bootjack Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 2.3 miSharp right onto Scott Branch Loop, heading NE.
  6. 0.4 miBear right onto Bootjack Trail, heading E.
  7. 1.8 miArrive 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/bootjack-trail-new-cut-trail-out-back

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:55 AMSunset 7:11 PM

Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Horses allowed on the whole route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Annapolis Rock, Maryland