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

  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. 0.2 miTurn right onto Windy Ridge Connector, heading NW.
  8. 350 ftSharp left onto Windy Ridge Trail, heading NE.
  9. 0.5 miBear left onto Browning Run Trail, heading N.
  10. 400 ftTurn right onto Western Piedmont Trail, heading W.
  11. 0.3 miTurn left onto Pine Grove Trail, heading W.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Western Piedmont Trail, heading W.
  13. 0.4 miTurn left onto Hyattstown Mill Road, heading W.
  14. 350 ftTurn left onto Prescott Road, heading W.
  15. 0.3 miReach Kingsley Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 0.3 miTurn right onto Hyattstown Mill Road, heading NE.
  17. 350 ftTurn right onto Western Piedmont Trail, heading N.
  18. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Pine Grove Trail, heading E.
  19. 50 ftTurn right onto Western Piedmont Trail, heading E.
  20. 0.3 miTurn left onto Browning Run Trail, heading SE.
  21. 400 ftBear right onto Windy Ridge Trail, heading E.
  22. 0.5 miSharp right onto Windy Ridge Connector, heading SE.
  23. 350 ftTurn left onto Western Piedmont Trail, heading SE.
  24. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  25. 50 ftTurn right onto Hard Cider Trail, heading SW.
  26. 50 ftTurn left onto Kingsley Trail, heading SW.
  27. 0.7 miTurn right onto Kingsley Road, heading SE.
  28. 150 ftTurn left onto Froggy Hollow Trail, heading SE.
  29. 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

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