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Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve

Browning Run Trail–Logger's Trail, 4 sights

7.2 mi · ▲ 518 ft · 2 hr 40 min

Browning Run Trail–Logger's Trail, 4 sights is a 7.2-mile out-and-back in Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve near Lewisdale, MD. It climbs 518 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 52/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi430 – 659 ft7.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Purdum Trail 39.27462, -77.25195
Nearest town Lewisdale, MD
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Browning Run Trail–Logger's Trail, 4 sights

7.2 mi · ▲ 518 ft · 2 hr 40 min

Elevation 431–658 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. 0.2 miTurn right onto Windy Ridge Connector, heading NW.
  7. 350 ftSharp right onto Windy Ridge Trail, heading N.
  8. 0.9 miTurn right onto Browning Run Trail, heading NE.
  9. 0.2 miReach Purdum Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left onto Windy Ridge Trail, heading SE.
  11. 0.9 miSharp left onto Windy Ridge Connector, heading NW.
  12. 350 ftTurn left onto Western Piedmont Trail, heading N.
  13. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  14. 50 ftTurn left onto Logger's Trail, heading E.
  15. 1.2 miBear left onto Purdum Trail, heading E.
  16. 1 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/loggers-trail-pine-grove-trail-out-back-3-sights

Trail surface

94% dirt6% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:11 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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