Lois Y. Green Conservation Park

Broom Sedge Loop Trail–Old Field Loop Trail, 4 sights

2.3 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 49 min

Broom Sedge Loop Trail–Old Field Loop Trail, 4 sights is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Lois Y. Green Conservation Park near Flower Hill, MD. It is mostly level, with 84 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi436 – 532 ft2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Butterfly Trail 39.17134, -77.17528
Nearest town Flower Hill, MD

Directions

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Broom Sedge Loop Trail–Old Field Loop Trail, 4 sights

2.3 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 49 min

Elevation 435–533 ft

Out & Back · Lois Y. Green Conservation Park

Trailhead: Butterfly Trail · 39.17134, -77.17528

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:55 AM · sunset 7:11 PM

Transit-accessible: Strawberry Knoll Rd & Quail Valley Blvd stop 705 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Butterfly Trail, heading NE.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 150 ftContinue straight onto Two Pond Loop, heading E.
  4. 0.6 miTurn left onto Two Pond Loop - Connector, heading N.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right onto Old Field Loop Trail, heading SE.
  6. 100 ftBear left onto Broom Sedge Loop Trail, heading SE.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right onto Two Pond Loop - Connector, heading E.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left onto Two Pond Loop, heading W.
  9. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Butterfly Trail, heading W.
  10. 0.2 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 6:55 AMSunset 7:11 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 6:27 PM for the 7:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Strawberry Knoll Rd & Quail Valley Blvd stop 705 m from the trailhead

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