Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve
Hard Cider Trail–Hyattstown Mill Road, 5 sights
8.1 mi · ▲ 420 ft · 2 hr 55 min
Hard Cider Trail–Hyattstown Mill Road, 5 sights is an 8.1-mile out-and-back in Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve near Hickory Hill, MD. It climbs 420 ft. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Hard Cider Trail–Hyattstown Mill Road, 5 sights
8.1 mi · ▲ 420 ft · 2 hr 55 min
Elevation 370–566 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
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Sidewinder, heading SW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Hyattstown Mill Road, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Western Piedmont Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Pine Grove Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Western Piedmont Trail, heading NE.
- 1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Hard Cider Trail, heading SE.
- 0.9 miReach Sidewinder, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miBear left onto Western Piedmont Trail, heading NW.
- 1 miTurn left onto Pine Grove Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Western Piedmont Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Hyattstown Mill Road, heading NW.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Sidewinder, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, 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 0.6 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 6:35 PM for the 7:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Froggy Hollow Trail–Hyattstown Mill Road, 6 sights 9 mi · ▲ 472 ft
- Dark Branch Trail–Sidewinder, 4 sights 8.3 mi · ▲ 498 ft
- Beaver Valley Trail–Bennett Ridge Trail, 3 sights 6.6 mi · ▲ 522 ft
- Prescott Road–Sidewinder, 3 sights 6.4 mi · ▲ 530 ft
- Bennett Ridge Trail–Mound Builder, 3 sights 6.1 mi · ▲ 524 ft
- Hyattstown Mill Road–Prescott Road (Closed), 3 sights 4.1 mi · ▲ 398 ft
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