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Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve

Greenburg Challenge Loop–Meadow Loop, 5 sights

5.3 mi · ▲ 222 ft · 1 hr 53 min

Greenburg Challenge Loop–Meadow Loop, 5 sights is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve near Beallsville, MD. It is mostly level, with 222 ft of elevation gain. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi348 – 463 ft5.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.19026, -77.42006
Nearest town Beallsville, MD
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Greenburg Challenge Loop–Meadow Loop, 5 sights

5.3 mi · ▲ 222 ft · 1 hr 53 min

Elevation 348–464 ft

Out & Back · Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve

Trailhead: 39.19026, -77.42006

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:12 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  3. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  4. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  5. 0.3 miSharp right, heading S.
  6. 350 ftSharp left onto Meadow Loop, heading SW.
  7. 0.1 miSharp left, heading SE.
  8. 0.4 miBear left onto Greenburg Challenge Loop, heading W.
  9. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Stone Barn Loop, heading W.
  10. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  11. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Wasche Field Loop, heading W.
  12. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Old Orchard Trail, heading NW.
  13. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Farm Road Trail, heading N.
  14. 50 ftTurn left onto Stone Barn Loop, heading N.
  15. 1.5 miSharp left onto Greenburg Challenge Loop, heading E.
  16. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  17. 0.3 miTurn left onto Meadow Loop, heading E.
  18. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  19. 350 ftSharp left onto Potomac Hunt Trail, heading SW.
  20. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  21. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  22. 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  23. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/greenburg-challenge-loop-meadow-loop-out-back-5-sights

Trail surface

1% gravel1% dirt98% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:12 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~47 min). Leave by 6:05 PM for the 7:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:14 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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