Seneca Creek State Park

Blue Trail (Corn Field)–Green Trail, 4 sights

3.5 mi · ▲ 305 ft · 1 hr 19 min

Blue Trail (Corn Field)–Green Trail, 4 sights is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Seneca Creek State Park near Blackrock Hills, MD. It climbs 305 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi236 – 420 ft3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Schaeffer Farms Trailhead 39.14281, -77.31031
Nearest town Blackrock Hills, MD

Directions

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Blue Trail (Corn Field)–Green Trail, 4 sights

3.5 mi · ▲ 305 ft · 1 hr 19 min

Elevation 235–420 ft

Out & Back · Seneca Creek State Park

Trailhead: Schaeffer Farms Trailhead · 39.14281, -77.31031

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:11 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on White Loop, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right onto Yellow Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.7 miTurn left onto Blue Trail (Corn Field), heading S.
  4. 0.1 miBear right onto Yellow Trail, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Blue Trail (Corn Field), heading NW.
  6. 0.6 miSharp left onto Yellow Trail, heading S.
  7. 0.6 miSharp left onto Green Trail, heading S.
  8. 0.3 miTurn right onto Yellow/Green Trail, heading N.
  9. 300 ftTurn left onto Green Trail, heading NE.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left onto White Loop, heading NE.
  11. 0.9 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

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:11 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 6:46 PM for the 7:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:32 PM — 6 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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