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Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve

Central Park Pond & Hoyles Mill Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 111 ft · 57 min

Central Park Pond & Hoyles Mill Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve near Blackrock Hills, MD. The route reaches Central Park Pond. It is mostly level, with 111 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi331 – 446 ft3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.15170, -77.30283
Nearest town Blackrock Hills, MD
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Central Park Pond & Hoyles Mill Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 111 ft · 57 min

Elevation 331–446 ft

Out & Back · Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve

Trailhead: 39.15170, -77.30283

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

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftPass Central Park Pond.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  7. 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
  8. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  9. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  11. 0.2 miSharp right, heading W.
  12. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  13. 200 ftTurn left onto Hoyles Mill Trail, heading SW.
  14. 0.6 miReach Central Park Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
  16. 200 ftBear right, heading SE.
  17. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  18. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  19. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  20. 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
  21. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  22. 200 ftBear right, heading S.
  23. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  24. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  25. 400 ftTurn left, heading S.
  26. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/central-park-pond-central-park-pond-out-back-3-lakes-4-km

Trail surface

53% paved45% dirt1% grass1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:11 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:51 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:11 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:38 PM.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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