Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve

Hoyles Mill-Connector via Powerline Trail

2.9 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 1 hr 1 min

Hoyles Mill-Connector via Powerline Trail is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve near Brownstown, MD. It is mostly level, with 110 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi348 – 440 ft3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.13516, -77.29179
Nearest town Brownstown, MD

Directions

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Hoyles Mill-Connector via Powerline Trail

2.9 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 1 hr 1 min

Elevation 349–439 ft

Out & Back · Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve

Trailhead: 39.13516, -77.29179

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

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftContinue straight onto Powerline Trail, heading W.
  3. 1.4 miTurn left onto Hoyles Mill-Connector, heading S.
  4. 0.1 miReach Hoyles Mill-Connector, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right onto Powerline Trail, heading NE.
  6. 1.3 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

89% dirt11% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:11 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 6:20 PM for the 7:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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