Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve

Fields Edge Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 166 ft · 55 min

Fields Edge Trail is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve near Big Woods Acres, MD. It is mostly level, with 166 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi384 – 528 ft2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.18490, -77.40557
Nearest town Big Woods Acres, MD

Directions

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Fields Edge Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 166 ft · 55 min

Elevation 384–530 ft

Out & Back · Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve

Trailhead: 39.18490, -77.40557

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:10 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.5 miSharp left onto Fields Edge Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.2 miBear right onto Potomac Hunt Trail Loop, heading W.
  4. 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  5. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 0.6 miBear left, heading SE.
  8. 250 ftContinue straight onto Fields Edge Trail, heading E.
  9. 0.1 miSharp right, heading N.
  10. 0.5 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

3% gravel97% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:57 AMSunset 7:10 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 6:26 PM for the 7:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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