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Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve

Dark Branch Trail–Pine Grove Trail, 3 sights

3 mi · ▲ 262 ft · 1 hr 8 min

Dark Branch Trail–Pine Grove Trail, 3 sights is a 3-mile out-and-back in Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve near Sugarloaf Vista, MD. It climbs 262 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi371 – 558 ft3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.27834, -77.29801
Nearest town Sugarloaf Vista, MD
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Dark Branch Trail–Pine Grove Trail, 3 sights

3 mi · ▲ 262 ft · 1 hr 8 min

Elevation 370–557 ft

Out & Back · Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve

Trailhead: 39.27834, -77.29801

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Hyattstown Mill Road, heading SW.
  3. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  4. 0.2 miBear right onto Dark Branch Trail, heading NE.
  5. 0.5 miTurn right onto Pine Grove Trail, heading NE.
  6. 0.7 miTurn right onto Western Piedmont Trail, heading SE.
  7. 0.4 miSharp right onto Prescott Road (Closed), heading W.
  8. 0.4 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/dark-branch-trail-pine-grove-trail-out-back-3-sights

Trail surface

83% dirt7% gravel1% boardwalk9% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:11 PM

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