DCWA & Seneca Ridge MS / Sugarland Run Connector Trail via Potomac Heritage Trail
8.6 mi · ▲ 184 ft · 2 hr 58 min
DCWA & Seneca Ridge MS / Sugarland Run Connector Trail via Potomac Heritage Trail is an 8.6-mile out-and-back near Rushville, MD. It is mostly level, with 184 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi187 – 335 ft9.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: DCWA 39.05375, -77.33394
Nearest town Rushville, MD
Directions
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DCWA & Seneca Ridge MS / Sugarland Run Connector Trail via Potomac Heritage Trail
8.6 mi · ▲ 184 ft · 2 hr 58 min
Elevation 185–336 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: DCWA · 39.05375, -77.33394
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:10 PM
- Start on DCWA, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Unblazed, no color, heading NW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Connect unblazed trail to Green Trail North, heading NW.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Potomac Heritage Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Sugarland Run Trail, heading S.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto Seneca Ridge MS / Sugarland Run Connector Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miReach DCWA, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 1.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Potomac Heritage Trail, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Connect unblazed trail to Green Trail North, heading E.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Unblazed, no color, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto DCWA, 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.
Trail surface
73% dirt5% gravel4% paved18% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:57 AMSunset 7:10 PM
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