Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve
Fields Edge Trail
2.6 mi · ▲ 166 ft · 57 min
Fields Edge Trail is a 2.6-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.
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Fields Edge Trail
2.6 mi · ▲ 166 ft · 57 min
Elevation 384–530 ft
Out & Back · Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve
Trailhead: 39.18490, -77.40557
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:12 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Fields Edge Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Potomac Hunt Trail Loop, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
- 350 ftBear right, heading W.
- 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 100 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading S.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Fields Edge Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~23 min). Leave by 6:28 PM for the 7:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Fields Edge Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 166 ft
- Greenburg Challenge Loop 3 mi · ▲ 221 ft
- Big Woods Loop Trail–Fields Edge Trail, 3 sights 3.7 mi · ▲ 251 ft
- Big Woods Loop Trail–Fields Edge Trail, 7 sights 7.8 mi · ▲ 420 ft
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