Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve
Hadcon Trail–Powerline Trail, 3 sights
11.6 mi · ▲ 617 ft · 4 hr 11 min
Hadcon Trail–Powerline Trail, 3 sights is an 11.6-mile out-and-back in Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve near Willow Ridge, MD. It climbs 617 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Hadcon Trail–Powerline Trail, 3 sights
11.6 mi · ▲ 617 ft · 4 hr 11 min
Elevation 246–441 ft
Out & Back · Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve
Trailhead: 39.11724, -77.26217
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:11 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Pepco Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Powerline Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Seneca Ridge Trail, heading SW.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Hadcon Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Seneca Ridge Trail, heading SE.
- 3.6 miReach Powerline Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 3.6 miContinue straight onto Hadcon Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Seneca Ridge Trail, heading SE.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Powerline Trail, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.8 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 50 ftArrive 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:51 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:11 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:38 PM.
More from this trailhead
- Powerline Trail via Seneca Ridge Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 162 ft
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