Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve

Hyattstown Mill Road–Pine Grove Trail, 4 sights

6.2 mi · ▲ 452 ft · 2 hr 18 min

Hyattstown Mill Road–Pine Grove Trail, 4 sights is a 6.2-mile out-and-back in Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve near Sugarloaf Vista, MD. It climbs 452 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi371 – 564 ft6.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.28387, -77.29300
Nearest town Sugarloaf Vista, MD

Directions

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Hyattstown Mill Road–Pine Grove Trail, 4 sights

6.2 mi · ▲ 452 ft · 2 hr 18 min

Elevation 370–566 ft

Out & Back · Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve

Trailhead: 39.28387, -77.29300

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.5 miBear left, heading SW.
  3. 0.6 miTurn left onto Sidewinder, heading SW.
  4. 200 ftContinue straight onto Hyattstown Mill Road, heading S.
  5. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Prescott Road (Closed), heading E.
  6. 0.3 miReach Sidewinder, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.3 miSharp left onto Western Piedmont Trail, heading S.
  8. 0.4 miTurn left onto Pine Grove Trail, heading SE.
  9. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Dark Branch Trail, heading SW.
  10. 0.2 miSharp right onto Sidewinder, heading W.
  11. 1.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  12. 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
  13. 0.4 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

86% dirt3% gravel1% boardwalk10% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:11 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~14 min). Leave by 6:37 PM for the 7:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:40 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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