Lois Y. Green Conservation Park
Broom Sedge Loop Trail–Old Field Loop Trail, 4 sights
3.2 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 1 hr 8 min
Broom Sedge Loop Trail–Old Field Loop Trail, 4 sights is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Lois Y. Green Conservation Park near Charlene, MD. It is mostly level, with 139 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Broom Sedge Loop Trail–Old Field Loop Trail, 4 sights
3.2 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 1 hr 8 min
Elevation 415–506 ft
Out & Back · Lois Y. Green Conservation Park
Trailhead: 39.17651, -77.17883
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:09 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Butterfly Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Two Pond Loop, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Two Pond Loop - Connector, heading E.
- 500 ftTurn right onto Old Field Loop Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left onto Broom Sedge Loop Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miReach Two Pond Loop, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Old Field Loop Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Two Pond Loop - Connector, heading W.
- 500 ftTurn right onto Two Pond Loop, heading NW.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Butterfly Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 6:35 PM for the 7:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:40 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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