AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve

New Cut Trail & Scott Branch Loop

5.3 mi · ▲ 356 ft · 1 hr 57 min

New Cut Trail & Scott Branch Loop is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve near Mullinix, MD. It climbs 356 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi515 – 653 ft5.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Scott Branch Loop 39.29476, -77.14544
Nearest town Mullinix, MD
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New Cut Trail & Scott Branch Loop

5.3 mi · ▲ 356 ft · 1 hr 57 min

Elevation 516–654 ft

Out & Back · Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve

Trailhead: Scott Branch Loop · 39.29476, -77.14544

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:55 AM · sunset 7:11 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Horses allowed on the whole route

  1. Start on Scott Branch Loop, heading S.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right onto New Cut Trail, heading SW.
  3. 2.3 miReach Scott Branch Loop, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 2.3 miTurn left onto Scott Branch Loop, heading NE.
  5. 0.3 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/new-cut-trail-out-back

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:55 AMSunset 7:11 PM

Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Horses allowed on the whole route

Hikes near Mullinix, Maryland