Dark Branch Trail–Prescott Road, 3 sights
5 mi · ▲ 369 ft · 1 hr 51 min
Dark Branch Trail–Prescott Road, 3 sights is a 5-mile out-and-back in Little Bennett Regional Park near Miles Corner, MD. It climbs 369 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi371 – 571 ft5.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Sopers Branch Trail 39.26063, -77.30197
Nearest town Miles Corner, MD
Directions
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Dark Branch Trail–Prescott Road, 3 sights
5 mi · ▲ 369 ft · 1 hr 51 min
Elevation 370–572 ft
Out & Back · Little Bennett Regional Park
Trailhead: Sopers Branch Trail · 39.26063, -77.30197
Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 81°F / low 69° · precip 25% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:11 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Sopers Branch Trail, heading N.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Prescott Road, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Hyattstown Mill Road, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Dark Branch Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miReach Sopers Branch Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Hyattstown Mill Road, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Prescott Road, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Sopers Branch Trail, heading SW.
- 1.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
90% dirt10% unspecified
Weather
DrizzleTemperature 81°F69°
Precip25%Wind3 mphUV6Humidity82%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
85°65°
Sunrise 6:56 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:11 PM
Mon
71°60°
35%
Tue
60°53°
87%
Wed
58°51°
57%
Thu
63°50°
33%
Fri
68°44°
Sat
73°46°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Sopers Branch Trail Trailhead
- Prescott Road (Closed)–Prescott Road, 3 sights 3.9 mi · ▲ 285 ft
- Froggy Hollow Trail–Hard Cider Trail, 7 sights 9.1 mi · ▲ 501 ft
- Browning Run Trail–Logger's Trail, 7 sights 9.4 mi · ▲ 606 ft
- Pine Grove Trail–Prescott Road, 3 sights 4.5 mi · ▲ 248 ft
- Hyattstown Mill Road–Pine Grove Trail, 5 sights 6.8 mi · ▲ 421 ft
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