Little Bennett Park! Moderate to Easy-Side-of-Strenuous 9 or 12-Mile Hike

# Little Bennett Park! Moderate to Easy-Side-of-Strenuous 9 or 12-Mile Hike

This hike is only 20 miles from D.C. and about a 50-minute drive from Baltimore so is most convenient for more than two-thirds of our members!

Just a little northwest of Washington, Little Bennett Regional Park is a superlative hiking venue. It’s Montgomery County’s largest park, covering almost 3,650 acres (a small piece also juts into Frederick County). A park since 1975, it has the county’s largest expanse of continuous woodland, splendid scenery, much wildlife, a trail network, and few human users.

This hike is a challenging 12-mile grand tour, with about 1100 feet of elevation change. Those west of Little Bennett Creek are quite well signposted and in good shape. Most of these trails are off-limits to bikers and horse riders. Those in the more rugged eastern area are twice as hilly.

The 9 mile hike will end around 2:30. The 12 mile hike will end around 4:00.

Time to Meet: Please meet at 9:45 for introductions and sign in. We will start hiking promptly at 10:00

Directions to Trailhead: We meet at the Kingley parking lot in Little Bennett Park. The best address to use in your GPS is 24472 Clarksburg Road, Clarksburg, MD. However, the Kingsley parking lot is a little north of that address. Look for the sign that says Kingsley Parking Lot. The Pin location is correct.
Use the GPS Coordinates if you can: 39.266022, -77.280568

Contact Information: Please use the comments feature for routine comments and questions. The hike Leaders are Tim; 202-744-0289 and Christa; 410-610-6254. Call or text as needed.

Details
Rating: Moderate
Distance: 9 or 12 miles
Elevation Gain: 1,100 feet
Pace: 2.0 to 2.5 miles per hour

Facilities: Toilets can be found about one mile into the hike

Fees: No entrance fees

Cancellation: In the unlikely event that the hike needs to be cancelled, it may be cancelled up to the evening before the hike. Hikers will be notified through comments on this posting.

Weather: The weather for this location can be found here.

Notes:
Please note, you must sign up at by 9:00 PM the day before the hike. Please do not show up unregistered.
Please keep this a fragrance free event.
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