Sawmill Cooperative Wildlife Management Area

Fire Road & Mntn Bike Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 226 ft · 45 min

Fire Road & Mntn Bike Trail is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Sawmill Cooperative Wildlife Management Area near Union Mills, MD. It is mostly level, with 226 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi561 – 735 ft2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Fire Road 39.66373, -77.01061
Nearest town Union Mills, MD

Directions

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Fire Road & Mntn Bike Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 226 ft · 45 min

Elevation 560–735 ft

Out & Back · Sawmill Cooperative Wildlife Management Area

Trailhead: Fire Road · 39.66373, -77.01061

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:54 AM · sunset 7:10 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Horses allowed on the whole route

  1. Start on Fire Road, heading SE.
  2. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Mntn Bike Trail, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftTurn left onto Fire Road, heading NE.
  4. 350 ftContinue straight onto Mntn Bike Trail, heading NE.
  5. 250 ftTurn left onto Fire Road, heading E.
  6. 0.3 miReach Fire Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right onto Mntn Bike Trail, heading W.
  8. 250 ftContinue straight onto Fire Road, heading SW.
  9. 350 ftTurn right onto Mntn Bike Trail, heading SW.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Fire Road, heading SW.
  11. 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

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:54 AMSunset 7:10 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 6:47 PM for the 7:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:27 PM — 10 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Horses allowed on the whole route

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