Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve
Hoyles Mill Trail
2.3 mi · ▲ 30 ft · 47 min
Hoyles Mill Trail is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve near Blackrock Hills, MD. It is mostly level, with 30 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Hoyles Mill Trail
2.3 mi · ▲ 30 ft · 47 min
Elevation 331–410 ft
Out & Back · Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve
Trailhead: 39.15429, -77.30583
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:11 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Hoyles Mill Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miReach Hoyles Mill Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 200 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miArrive 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:51 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:11 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:38 PM.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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