Lois Y. Green Conservation Park
Broom Sedge Loop Trail–Old Field Loop Trail, 4 sights
4 mi · ▲ 166 ft · 1 hr 25 min
Broom Sedge Loop Trail–Old Field Loop Trail, 4 sights is a 4-mile out-and-back in Lois Y. Green Conservation Park near Flower Hill, MD. It is mostly level, with 166 ft of elevation gain. 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
4 mi · ▲ 166 ft · 1 hr 25 min
Elevation 424–555 ft
Out & Back · Lois Y. Green Conservation Park
Trailhead: 39.16079, -77.16255
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:55 AM · sunset 7:11 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Butterfly Trail, heading NW.
- 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 NE.
- 500 ftTurn right onto Old Field Loop Trail, heading E.
- 150 ftBear left onto Broom Sedge Loop Trail, heading E.
- 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 NE.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Two Pond Loop - Connector, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Two Pond Loop, heading SW.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Butterfly Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftArrive 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 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 6:44 PM for the 7:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:32 PM — 6 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Butterfly Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 111 ft
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