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
- Start on Froggy Hollow Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Kingsley Road, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Kingsley Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Hard Cider Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Western Piedmont Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Beaver Valley Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Mound Builder, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Beaver Valley Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Stoneybrook Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Acorn Hollow Trail, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Big Oak Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Little Oak Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Nature Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 150 ftReach Kingsley Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Camping Ridge Road, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Big Oak Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Acorn Hollow Trail, heading E.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Stoneybrook Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Beaver Valley Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Mound Builder, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Beaver Valley Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Western Piedmont Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Hard Cider Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Kingsley Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Kingsley Road, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Froggy Hollow Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
93% dirt5% gravel1% paved1% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:11 PM
More from Froggy Hollow Trail Trailhead
- Hard Cider Trail–Kingsley Trail, 5 sights 6 mi · ▲ 254 ft
- Browning Run Trail & Lewisdale Trail 6 mi · ▲ 408 ft
- Purdum Trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 320 ft
- Froggy Hollow Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 152 ft
- Purdum Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 207 ft
- Purdum Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 207 ft
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