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Seneca Regional Park

Brockman Farm Lane & Unblazed, no color via Potomac Heritage Trail

4.9 mi · ▲ 257 ft · 1 hr 46 min

Brockman Farm Lane & Unblazed, no color via Potomac Heritage Trail is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Seneca Regional Park near Rushville, MD. It climbs 257 ft. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi187 – 367 ft5.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.05165, -77.33409
Nearest town Rushville, MD
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Brockman Farm Lane & Unblazed, no color via Potomac Heritage Trail

4.9 mi · ▲ 257 ft · 1 hr 46 min

Elevation 185–369 ft

Out & Back · Seneca Regional Park

Trailhead: 39.05165, -77.33409

Weather Sep 20: Light drizzle, high 82°F / low 70° · precip 20% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:11 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 100 ftTurn left onto Unblazed, no color, heading N.
  3. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Connect unblazed trail to Green Trail North, heading NW.
  4. 500 ftContinue straight onto Potomac Heritage Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.9 miBear right, heading SW.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  7. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Brockman Farm Lane, heading S.
  8. 0.3 miReach Unblazed, no color, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
  10. 500 ftBear left, heading N.
  11. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Potomac Heritage Trail, heading E.
  12. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Connect unblazed trail to Green Trail North, heading SE.
  13. 500 ftContinue straight onto Unblazed, no color, heading SE.
  14. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
  15. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/brockman-farm-lane-unblazed-no-color-out-back-8-km-0ba5

Trail surface

44% dirt20% paved19% grass17% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 82°F70°
Precip20%Wind4 mphUV6Humidity78%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
85°70° 12 AM: 1% rain1 AM: 1% rain2 AM: 2% rain3 AM: 4% rain4 AM: 1% rain5 AM: 1% rain6 AM: 2% rain7 AM: 2% rain8 AM: 5% rain9 AM: 12% rain10 AM: 16% rain11 AM: 11% rain12 PM: 12% rain1 PM: 19% rain2 PM: 15% rain3 PM: 17% rain4 PM: 16% rain5 PM: 14% rain6 PM: 20% rain7 PM: 11% rain8 PM: 10% rain9 PM: 11% rain10 PM: 12% rain11 PM: 10% rain
Sunrise 6:56 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:11 PM
Mon 76°64° 31%
Tue 68°55° 82%
Wed 57°53° 64%
Thu 64°52° 37%
Fri 70°45°
Sat 74°50°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~44 min). Leave by 6:07 PM for the 7:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:15 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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