Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve

Froggy Hollow Trail–Hyattstown Mill Road, 6 sights

9 mi · ▲ 472 ft · 3 hr 14 min

Froggy Hollow Trail–Hyattstown Mill Road, 6 sights is a 9-mile out-and-back in Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve near Hickory Hill, MD. It climbs 472 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi371 – 594 ft9.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.28424, -77.29130
Nearest town Hickory Hill, MD

Directions

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Froggy Hollow Trail–Hyattstown Mill Road, 6 sights

9 mi · ▲ 472 ft · 3 hr 14 min

Elevation 370–592 ft

Out & Back · Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve

Trailhead: 39.28424, -77.29130

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  3. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  6. 0.5 miBear left, heading SW.
  7. 0.6 miTurn left onto Sidewinder, heading SW.
  8. 150 ftContinue straight onto Hyattstown Mill Road, heading SW.
  9. 0.6 miTurn right onto Western Piedmont Trail, heading E.
  10. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Pine Grove Trail, heading NE.
  11. 50 ftTurn right onto Western Piedmont Trail, heading NE.
  12. 1 miBear right onto Hyattstown Mill Road, heading SE.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto Kingsley Trail, heading SE.
  14. 0.7 miTurn right onto Kingsley Road, heading SE.
  15. 200 ftBear right onto Froggy Hollow Trail, heading E.
  16. 0.7 miReach Sidewinder, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 0.7 miBear left onto Kingsley Road, heading NE.
  18. 200 ftTurn left onto Kingsley Trail, heading E.
  19. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Hyattstown Mill Road, heading NW.
  20. 50 ftBear left onto Western Piedmont Trail, heading NW.
  21. 1 miTurn left onto Pine Grove Trail, heading NW.
  22. 50 ftContinue straight onto Western Piedmont Trail, heading NW.
  23. 0.4 miTurn left onto Hyattstown Mill Road, heading NW.
  24. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Sidewinder, heading W.
  25. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  26. 0.6 miBear right, heading SE.
  27. 0.5 miBear left, heading NE.
  28. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  29. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  30. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  31. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

60% dirt26% gravel1% boardwalk1% paved12% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:11 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 6:35 PM for the 7:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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