Creekside–Hoyles Mill-Connector, 5 sights
9.6 mi · ▲ 394 ft · 3 hr 24 min
Creekside–Hoyles Mill-Connector, 5 sights is a 9.6-mile out-and-back in Seneca Creek State Park near Fernshire Woods, MD. It climbs 394 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Creekside–Hoyles Mill-Connector, 5 sights
9.6 mi · ▲ 394 ft · 3 hr 24 min
Elevation 264–439 ft
Out & Back · Seneca Creek State Park
Trailhead: 39.13288, -77.25039
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:11 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Sioux Lane Connector, heading W.
- 500 ftBear left onto Creekside, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Seneca Creek Greenway, heading W.
- 1.6 miTurn right onto Powerline Trail, heading SW.
- 2.3 miTurn left onto Hoyles Mill-Connector, heading W.
- 0.1 miReach Creekside, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Powerline Trail, heading W.
- 2.3 miTurn left onto Seneca Greenway Trail, heading SE.
- 1.4 miTurn right onto Seneca Creek Greenway, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Creekside, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Sioux Lane Connector, heading SE.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 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 4.5 mi in (~119 min). Leave by 4:53 PM for the 7:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:25 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Seneca Ridge Trail 5.1 mi · ▲ 401 ft
- Hadcon Trail via Seneca Ridge Trail 7.3 mi · ▲ 535 ft
- Happy Valley via Sioux Lane Connector 2.3 mi · ▲ 111 ft
- Long Draught South 2.1 mi · ▲ 230 ft
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