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Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve

Meadow Loop–Stone Barn Loop, 4 sights

4 mi · ▲ 167 ft · 1 hr 25 min

Meadow Loop–Stone Barn Loop, 4 sights is a 4-mile out-and-back in Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve near Beallsville, MD. It is mostly level, with 167 ft of elevation gain. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi367 – 463 ft4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Potomac Hunt Trail 39.19060, -77.41835
Nearest town Beallsville, MD
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Meadow Loop–Stone Barn Loop, 4 sights

4 mi · ▲ 167 ft · 1 hr 25 min

Elevation 367–464 ft

Out & Back · Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve

Trailhead: Potomac Hunt Trail · 39.19060, -77.41835

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:12 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Potomac Hunt Trail, heading SW.
  2. 0.2 miSharp right, heading W.
  3. 300 ftSharp left onto Meadow Loop, heading SE.
  4. 0.1 miSharp left, heading SW.
  5. 0.4 miBear left onto Greenburg Challenge Loop, heading W.
  6. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Stone Barn Loop, heading W.
  7. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  8. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Wasche Field Loop, heading SW.
  9. 0.1 miReach Meadow Loop, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.4 miTurn right onto Stone Barn Loop, heading E.
  11. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Greenburg Challenge Loop, heading NE.
  12. 0.3 miBear right onto Two Bridges Trail, heading E.
  13. 0.4 miSharp right, heading E.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Meadow Loop, heading E.
  15. 0.1 miSharp right, heading SE.
  16. 350 ftSharp left onto Potomac Hunt Trail, heading NE.
  17. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/meadow-loop-stone-barn-loop-out-back-4-sights-6-km

Weather

Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:12 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~53 min). Leave by 5:59 PM for the 7:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:18 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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