Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve

Lewisdale Trail–Logger's Trail, 6 sights

9.6 mi · ▲ 531 ft · 3 hr 28 min

Lewisdale Trail–Logger's Trail, 6 sights is a 9.6-mile out-and-back in Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve near Lewisdale, MD. It climbs 531 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 39/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi397 – 630 ft10.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.28604, -77.27004
Nearest town Lewisdale, MD

Directions

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Lewisdale Trail–Logger's Trail, 6 sights

9.6 mi · ▲ 531 ft · 3 hr 28 min

Elevation 398–630 ft

Out & Back · Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve

Trailhead: 39.28604, -77.27004

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miBear right onto Lewisdale Trail, heading SW.
  3. 0.6 miTurn left onto Browning Run Trail, heading SE.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right onto Pine Knob Trail, heading SW.
  5. 0.5 miBear right onto Logger's Trail, heading SW.
  6. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftBear left onto Western Piedmont Trail, heading SE.
  8. 1 miTurn left onto Pine Grove Trail, heading W.
  9. 0.5 miSharp right onto Timber Ridge Trail, heading NE.
  10. 0.8 miSharp left onto Tobacco Barn Trail, heading S.
  11. 0.5 miReach Lewisdale Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.5 miSharp right onto Timber Ridge Trail, heading SE.
  13. 0.8 miSharp left onto Pine Grove Trail, heading NW.
  14. 0.5 miTurn right onto Western Piedmont Trail, heading S.
  15. 1 miBear right, heading SE.
  16. 50 ftTurn left onto Logger's Trail, heading SE.
  17. 0.6 miBear left onto Pine Knob Trail, heading NE.
  18. 0.5 miTurn left onto Browning Run Trail, heading E.
  19. 0.1 miTurn right onto Lewisdale Trail, heading N.
  20. 0.6 miBear left, heading N.
  21. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

79% dirt21% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:11 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.7 mi in (~125 min). Leave by 4:46 PM for the 7:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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