Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve
Hard Cider Trail–Kingsley Trail, 5 sights
6 mi · ▲ 254 ft · 2 hr 8 min
Hard Cider Trail–Kingsley Trail, 5 sights is a 6-mile out-and-back in Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve near Fountain View, MD. It climbs 254 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 25/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi384 – 515 ft6.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Froggy Hollow Trail 39.25695, -77.26407
Nearest town Fountain View, MD
Directions
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Hard Cider Trail–Kingsley Trail, 5 sights
6 mi · ▲ 254 ft · 2 hr 8 min
Elevation 384–515 ft
Out & Back · Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve
Trailhead: Froggy Hollow Trail · 39.25695, -77.26407
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:10 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.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Windy Ridge Connector, heading NW.
- 350 ftSharp left onto Windy Ridge Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Browning Run Trail, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Western Piedmont Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Pine Grove Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Western Piedmont Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Hyattstown Mill Road, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Prescott Road, heading W.
- 0.3 miReach Kingsley Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Hyattstown Mill Road, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Western Piedmont Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Pine Grove Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Western Piedmont Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Browning Run Trail, heading SE.
- 400 ftBear right onto Windy Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Windy Ridge Connector, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Western Piedmont Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Hard Cider Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Kingsley Trail, heading SW.
- 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
76% dirt23% gravel1% boardwalk
Weather
Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:10 PM
More from Froggy Hollow Trail Trailhead
- Browning Run Trail & Lewisdale Trail 6 mi · ▲ 408 ft
- Big Oak Trail–Hard Cider Trail, 5 sights 4.8 mi · ▲ 258 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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