Hard Cider Trail–Pine Grove Trail, 3 sights
5.9 mi · ▲ 388 ft · 2 hr 10 min
Hard Cider Trail–Pine Grove Trail, 3 sights is a 5.9-mile out-and-back in Little Bennett Regional Park near Kingsley, MD. It climbs 388 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 32/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Hard Cider Trail–Pine Grove Trail, 3 sights
5.9 mi · ▲ 388 ft · 2 hr 10 min
Elevation 398–630 ft
Out & Back · Little Bennett Regional Park
Trailhead: Hard Cider Trail · 39.26573, -77.27998
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:11 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Hard Cider Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left onto Western Piedmont Trail, heading W.
- 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 NW.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Western Piedmont Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Pine Grove Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Timber Ridge Trail, heading NE.
- 0.8 miSharp left onto Tobacco Barn Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miReach Hard Cider Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Timber Ridge Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 miSharp left onto Pine Grove Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Western Piedmont Trail, heading SW.
- 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 E.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Western Piedmont Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Hard Cider Trail, heading SW.
- 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 2.9 mi in (~78 min). Leave by 5:33 PM for the 7:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:40 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Hard Cider Trail Trailhead
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- Hyattstown Mill Road–Pine Grove Trail, 3 sights 3.8 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Rock Oak Run 3.1 mi · ▲ 161 ft
- Pine Grove Trail–Timber Ridge Trail, 4 sights 6.6 mi · ▲ 251 ft
- Mound Builder–Pine Grove Trail, 4 sights 4.3 mi · ▲ 193 ft
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