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Black Hill West Trail route map
Difficulty: ModerateOut and Back
Maryland

Black Hill West Trail

Boyds, Maryland

10.9 mi

Distance

725 ft

Elev. Gain

4h

Est. Time

Out & Back

Route Type

Moderate

Difficulty

About This Trail

Black Hill West Trail is an out-and-back trail in Montgomery County, Maryland. It is 11 miles long and gains 725 feet. The nearest town is Germantown, Maryland, about 1 mile away in a straight line.

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Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:119 ft
Max:162 ft
Gain:518 ft
Loss:518 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 119 ft and 162 ft across 10.9 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.119 ft133 ft148 ft162 ft0.0 mi2.7 mi5.5 mi8.2 mi10.9 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi125 ft
High point5.1 mi162 ft
End10.9 mi125 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Out & Back

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Germantown, MD · in or next to town
County:
Montgomery County, MD

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: May 23, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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Path geometry came from our pre-launch legacy database. Routes have not yet been re-verified against the operator and may differ from the actual trail.

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