Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve

Prescott Road (Closed) via Pine Grove Trail

2.9 mi · ▲ 259 ft · 1 hr 6 min

Prescott Road (Closed) via Pine Grove Trail is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve near Sugarloaf Vista, MD. It climbs 259 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi381 – 551 ft · steepest grade: 16%3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Pine Grove Trail 39.28164, -77.29506
Nearest town Sugarloaf Vista, MD

Directions

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Prescott Road (Closed) via Pine Grove Trail

2.9 mi · ▲ 259 ft · 1 hr 6 min

Elevation 381–553 ft

Out & Back · Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve

Trailhead: Pine Grove Trail · 39.28164, -77.29506

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

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftContinue straight onto Pine Grove Trail, heading NE.
  3. 0.7 miTurn right onto Western Piedmont Trail, heading NW.
  4. 0.4 miSharp right onto Prescott Road (Closed), heading N.
  5. 0.3 miReach Prescott Road (Closed), then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.3 miSharp left onto Western Piedmont Trail, heading E.
  7. 0.4 miTurn left onto Pine Grove Trail, heading E.
  8. 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

86% dirt12% gravel1% boardwalk1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:11 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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