Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve
Central Park Pond–Diabase Trail, 4 sights
4.7 mi · ▲ 134 ft · 1 hr 38 min
Central Park Pond–Diabase Trail, 4 sights is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve near Blackrock Hills, MD. The route reaches Central Park Pond. It is mostly level, with 134 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 32/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Central Park Pond–Diabase Trail, 4 sights
4.7 mi · ▲ 134 ft · 1 hr 38 min
Elevation 237–422 ft
Out & Back · Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve
Trailhead: Hoyles Mill-Connector · 39.14788, -77.31291
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:10 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Hoyles Mill-Connector, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Central Park Pond.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Hoyles Mill Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Diabase Trail, heading N.
- 1.9 miBear right onto Yellow Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftReach Central Park Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear left onto Red Trail, heading W.
- 1.9 miBear right onto Hoyles Mill Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 250 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Hoyles Mill-Connector, heading S.
- 500 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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- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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