SATURDAY TRAILS WITH MUDDY SHOES

Root kickers and trail slappers unite! Join us this Saturday morning at Little Bennett…

Route(s):

10 mile route

https://caltopo.com/m/EU0BP

turn by turn at the bottom of this message, careful along and crossing clarksburg rd, cars are flying through there…

 

6.5 mile route

https://caltopo.com/m/QLKU1

first ~4.7 miles follows 10 mile route, after passing back over clarksburg rd the second time, stay on western piedmont to pine grove trail back to parking

 

large park with lots of trail options to go shorter / longer, park map linked below

 

Location: Little Bennett Regional Park

Address: Prescott Rd, Clarksburg, MD 20871, head toward golf course, but keep going on prescott rd to gravel lane to trailhead parking

Google Maps: https://maps.app.goo.gl/zkX2cS6ZE5NbkCKm6

Date: 19 September 2026

Time: 0730

Forecast: low humidity, could be cloudy, relatively cool, around 64F at start, 73F at 11am

Vibes: we have chills, they are multiplying!

Park Map: https://montgomeryparks.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Little-Bennett-RP-2024-letter-PRESS_a11y.pdf

 

10 mile turn by turn

Timber Ridge trail, left at 0.25m to stay on Timber Ridge (dont take Pine Grove)

right on Tobacco Barn trail

right on clarksburg rd, briefly on grass shoulder

left into parking lot to Browning Run trail, veer left near top of first hill

becomes Purdum trail, veer right at trail intersection (there is a sign)

after going down steep hill, right on Kingsley trail (extension of Western Piedmont, gravel road)

cross clarksburg trail becomes Western Piedmont

after 0.1 miles, left on Beaver Valley (*6.5 mile route, stay on western piedmont to Pine Grove)

a few trail intersections through here, stay on beaver valley

uphill, stay right when intersecting Acorn Hollow

left on Bennett Ridge briefly

quick right onto Antler ridge

left on Woodcock Hollow

left on Bennett Ridge down hill at bottom

left onto Western Piedmont, cross bridge, uphill

right on Sidewinder before you get to old mill / house

left on Dark Branch trail, back to start