Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve

Prescott Road–Sidewinder, 3 sights

6.4 mi · ▲ 530 ft · 2 hr 24 min

Prescott Road–Sidewinder, 3 sights is a 6.4-mile out-and-back in Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve near Hickory Hill, MD. It climbs 530 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi371 – 571 ft6.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.28424, -77.29130
Nearest town Hickory Hill, MD

Directions

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Prescott Road–Sidewinder, 3 sights

6.4 mi · ▲ 530 ft · 2 hr 24 min

Elevation 370–572 ft

Out & Back · Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve

Trailhead: 39.28424, -77.29130

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  3. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  6. 0.5 miBear left, heading SW.
  7. 0.6 miTurn left onto Sidewinder, heading SW.
  8. 150 ftContinue straight onto Hyattstown Mill Road, heading SW.
  9. 0.5 miTurn right onto Prescott Road, heading E.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left onto Sopers Branch Trail, heading SW.
  11. 1.3 miReach Sidewinder, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 1.3 miTurn right onto Prescott Road, heading NW.
  13. 0.3 miTurn left onto Hyattstown Mill Road, heading NE.
  14. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Sidewinder, heading NW.
  15. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  16. 0.6 miBear right, heading NE.
  17. 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
  18. 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  19. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  20. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  21. 50 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% dirt18% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:11 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 6:34 PM for the 7:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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