Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve

Powerline Trail

4.6 mi · ▲ 220 ft · 1 hr 39 min

Powerline Trail is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve near Brownstown Estates, MD. It is mostly level, with 220 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi272 – 440 ft4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.13394, -77.28399
Nearest town Brownstown Estates, MD

Directions

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Powerline Trail

4.6 mi · ▲ 220 ft · 1 hr 39 min

Elevation 272–439 ft

Out & Back · Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve

Trailhead: 39.13394, -77.28399

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:10 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right onto Powerline Trail, heading W.
  3. 2.2 miReach Powerline Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 2.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  5. 400 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

82% dirt11% gravel7% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:57 AMSunset 7:10 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~59 min). Leave by 5:50 PM for the 7:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:22 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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