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Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve

Hyattstown Mill Road–Logger's Trail, 5 sights

8.3 mi · ▲ 423 ft · 2 hr 59 min

Hyattstown Mill Road–Logger's Trail, 5 sights is an 8.3-mile out-and-back in Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve near Lewisdale, MD. It climbs 423 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 37/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi371 – 659 ft8.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Purdum Trail 39.27462, -77.25195
Nearest town Lewisdale, MD
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Hyattstown Mill Road–Logger's Trail, 5 sights

8.3 mi · ▲ 423 ft · 2 hr 59 min

Elevation 370–658 ft

Out & Back · Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve

Trailhead: Purdum Trail · 39.27462, -77.25195

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftContinue straight onto Purdum Trail, heading W.
  3. 1 miBear right onto Logger's Trail, heading W.
  4. 1.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  5. 50 ftBear left onto Western Piedmont Trail, heading SW.
  6. 1 miTurn left onto Pine Grove Trail, heading NW.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Western Piedmont Trail, heading NW.
  8. 0.4 miTurn left onto Hyattstown Mill Road, heading W.
  9. 0.6 miReach Purdum Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.6 miTurn right onto Western Piedmont Trail, heading E.
  11. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Pine Grove Trail, heading E.
  12. 50 ftTurn right onto Western Piedmont Trail, heading E.
  13. 1 miBear right, heading SE.
  14. 50 ftTurn left onto Logger's Trail, heading SE.
  15. 1.2 miBear left onto Purdum Trail, heading E.
  16. 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/hyattstown-mill-road-loggers-trail-out-back-5-sights-13-km

Trail surface

70% dirt29% gravel1% boardwalk

Weather

Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:11 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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