Prescott Road–Sopers Branch Trail, 3 sights
7.3 mi · ▲ 481 ft · 2 hr 40 min
Prescott Road–Sopers Branch Trail, 3 sights is a 7.3-mile out-and-back in Little Bennett Regional Park near The Ponderosa, MD. It climbs 481 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi384 – 610 ft7.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.28291, -77.28732
Nearest town The Ponderosa, MD
Directions
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Prescott Road–Sopers Branch Trail, 3 sights
7.3 mi · ▲ 481 ft · 2 hr 40 min
Elevation 384–609 ft
Out & Back · Little Bennett Regional Park
Trailhead: 39.28291, -77.28732
Weather Sep 20: Light drizzle, high 80°F / low 69° · precip 27% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:11 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Tobacco Barn Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Timber Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 0.8 miSharp left onto Pine Grove Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Western Piedmont Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Hyattstown Mill Road, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Prescott Road, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Sopers Branch Trail, heading SW.
- 1.3 miReach Timber Ridge Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Prescott Road, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Hyattstown Mill Road, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Western Piedmont Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Pine Grove Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Timber Ridge Trail, heading NE.
- 0.8 miSharp left onto Tobacco Barn Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
95% dirt5% gravel
Weather
Light drizzleTemperature 80°F69°
Precip27%Wind1 mphUV6Humidity76%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65°
Sunrise 6:56 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:11 PM
Mon
71°59°
36%
Tue
60°53°
87%
Wed
58°51°
58%
Thu
63°50°
31%
Fri
68°44°
Sat
73°46°
More from this trailhead
- Timber Ridge Trail & Woodcock Hollow Trail 6.5 mi · ▲ 456 ft
- Pine Grove Trail & Timber Ridge Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 278 ft
- Tobacco Barn Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 114 ft
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