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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Powerline Trail, heading W.
- 1.4 miTurn left onto Hoyles Mill-Connector, heading S.
- 0.1 miReach Hoyles Mill-Connector, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Powerline Trail, heading NE.
- 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
Weather
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.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
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- Creekside–Happy Valley, 4 sights 6.9 mi · ▲ 332 ft
- Disc Golf: Holes 1-9–Seneca Creek Greenway, 3 sights 5.3 mi · ▲ 251 ft
- Powerline Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 168 ft
- Central Park Pond & Powerline Trail 4 mi · ▲ 136 ft
- Seneca Creek Greenway & Seneca Greenway Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 224 ft
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