Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve

Big Oak Trail–Hard Cider Trail, 5 sights

4.8 mi · ▲ 258 ft · 1 hr 44 min

Big Oak Trail–Hard Cider Trail, 5 sights is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve near Fountain View, MD. It climbs 258 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 25/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi427 – 620 ft5.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Froggy Hollow Trail 39.25695, -77.26407
Nearest town Fountain View, MD

Directions

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Big Oak Trail–Hard Cider Trail, 5 sights

4.8 mi · ▲ 258 ft · 1 hr 44 min

Elevation 426–619 ft

Out & Back · Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve

Trailhead: Froggy Hollow Trail · 39.25695, -77.26407

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

  1. Start on Froggy Hollow Trail, heading W.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right onto Kingsley Road, heading NE.
  3. 200 ftTurn left onto Kingsley Trail, heading NW.
  4. 0.7 miTurn right onto Hard Cider Trail, heading N.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  6. 50 ftBear left onto Western Piedmont Trail, heading N.
  7. 0.1 miBear left onto Beaver Valley Trail, heading W.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right onto Mound Builder, heading S.
  9. 50 ftTurn left onto Beaver Valley Trail, heading S.
  10. 50 ftTurn left onto Stoneybrook Trail, heading S.
  11. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Acorn Hollow Trail, heading S.
  12. 400 ftTurn left onto Big Oak Trail, heading S.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left onto Little Oak Trail, heading S.
  14. 0.1 miTurn left onto Nature Trail, heading SW.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  16. 150 ftReach Kingsley Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 0.2 miTurn right onto Camping Ridge Road, heading NE.
  18. 0.1 miTurn right onto Big Oak Trail, heading NW.
  19. 0.2 miTurn right onto Acorn Hollow Trail, heading E.
  20. 400 ftContinue straight onto Stoneybrook Trail, heading N.
  21. 0.4 miTurn right onto Beaver Valley Trail, heading NW.
  22. 50 ftTurn right onto Mound Builder, heading NW.
  23. 50 ftTurn left onto Beaver Valley Trail, heading NW.
  24. 0.1 miBear right onto Western Piedmont Trail, heading N.
  25. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  26. 100 ftTurn right onto Hard Cider Trail, heading NE.
  27. 50 ftTurn left onto Kingsley Trail, heading NE.
  28. 0.7 miTurn right onto Kingsley Road, heading SE.
  29. 150 ftTurn left onto Froggy Hollow Trail, heading SE.
  30. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

93% dirt5% gravel1% paved1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:11 PM

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