Hike: Royce Hanson cnsv. park (NEW to MoCo parks)

This ~4.5mile easy hike has frequent elevation changes, though is overall relatively flat. Pace: 3mph. The trek traverses the trails at the NEWLY OPENED Royce Hanson Conservation park at Broad Run, in POOLESVILLE, which according to Montgomery Parks is "nestled within Montgomery County’s nationally recognized Agricultural Reserve[.] The Royce Hanson Conservation Park at Broad Run honors the visionary leadership of Dr. Royce Hanson, whose land use strategies helped preserve nearly a third of the county for farming, recreation, and conservation. The park’s landscape tells the story of Montgomery County’s rich agricultural past and its ongoing commitment to sustainable farming. Active agricultural lease areas continue the tradition of working farmland, with hay production and crop rotation integrated into the park’s design."

The hike begins & ends with a curious CORN CRIB creep-- visualize traversing a covered bridge. Afterwards, the trek encircles a benign body of water before winding its way into the woodland. An ARRAY OF ROCKS, possibly indicating Civil War historiography, follows... A fantastic forest frolic!

Latter of the circuit egresses from the tree line, traversing across the open farm fields offering VAST VIEWS of the landscape! Don Sunglasses, Hat, etc. ("Shade-wear") as the Sun exposure is surely strong onward. As the hike crosses the park entrance, some COWS & HORSES also come into view. The trek continues meandering through MESMERIZING MEADOWS before concluding by a puny pond, adjacent to a fallen stone foundation.

NOTES:
1. Trail Forecast= MAP | Boots advised-- lots of horse poop... And maybe mud too! Remember to bring some "Shade-wear"!
2. Post- social @Locals Farm Market (park in rear, off Elgin Rd.).
3. This hike is cross- listed/ posted, RSVP w/ only 1 Meetup.

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