Lois Y. Green Conservation Park
Butterfly Trail
2.1 mi · ▲ 111 ft · 45 min
Butterfly Trail is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Lois Y. Green Conservation Park near Flower Hill, MD. It is mostly level, with 111 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Butterfly Trail
2.1 mi · ▲ 111 ft · 45 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 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 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.
Trail surface
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 6:45 PM for the 7:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:31 PM — 6 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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