Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve
Pile Of Rocks–Quartz Rock Outcropping, 6 sights
3.2 mi · ▲ 203 ft · 1 hr 10 min
Pile Of Rocks–Quartz Rock Outcropping, 6 sights is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve near Fairhill, MD. The route passes Quartz Rock Outcropping, Pile Of Rocks and Hidden Pond. It is mostly level, with 203 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Pile Of Rocks–Quartz Rock Outcropping, 6 sights
3.2 mi · ▲ 203 ft · 1 hr 10 min
Elevation 415–557 ft
Out & Back · Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve
Trailhead: River Otter Trail · 39.20964, -77.09207
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:55 AM · sunset 7:10 PM
- Start on River Otter Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Rachel Carson Greenway, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Quartz Rock Outcropping.
- 50 ftPass Pile Of Rocks.
- 150 ftPass Hidden Pond.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Fern Valley Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Hidden Pond Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Fox Meadow Loop, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Chestnut Oak Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Fern Valley Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Hidden Pond Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Rachel Carson Greenway, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left onto River Otter Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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