Seneca Creek State Park

Clopper Lake–Seneca Creek State Park Beach Loop, 4 sights

2 mi · ▲ 112 ft · 43 min

Clopper Lake–Seneca Creek State Park Beach Loop, 4 sights is a 2-mile loop in Seneca Creek State Park near Quince Orchard Valley, MD. The route passes Clopper Lake and Seneca Creek State Park Beach. It is mostly level, with 112 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi282 – 407 ft2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Mink Hollow Trail 39.14018, -77.25502
Nearest town Quince Orchard Valley, MD

Directions

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Clopper Lake–Seneca Creek State Park Beach Loop, 4 sights

2 mi · ▲ 112 ft · 43 min

Elevation 281–406 ft

Loop · Seneca Creek State Park

Trailhead: Mink Hollow Trail · 39.14018, -77.25502

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:11 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Mink Hollow Trail, heading S.
  2. 50 ftPass Clopper Lake.
  3. 0.1 miSharp left onto Lake Shore Trail, heading NW.
  4. 0.4 miBear right onto Seneca Creek Road, heading N.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lake Shore Trail, heading N.
  6. 200 ftPass Seneca Creek State Park Beach.
  7. 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 50 ftTurn left onto Kingfisher to Long Draught, heading NE.
  9. 200 ftTurn left onto Long Draught/Seneca Greenway Trails, heading NE.
  10. 0.7 miTurn left onto Mink Hollow Trail, heading S.
  11. 0.7 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

96% dirt4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:11 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead