Great Seneca Highway Sidepath & Muddy Branch Greenway Trail
7.3 mi · ▲ 325 ft · 2 hr 36 min
Great Seneca Highway Sidepath & Muddy Branch Greenway Trail is a 7.3-mile out-and-back in Muddy Branch Park near Washingtonian Woods, MD. It climbs 325 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Great Seneca Highway Sidepath & Muddy Branch Greenway Trail
7.3 mi · ▲ 325 ft · 2 hr 36 min
Elevation 310–465 ft
Out & Back · Muddy Branch Park
Trailhead: Hillside Lake Terrace · 39.11010, -77.22159
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:55 AM · sunset 7:11 PM
Transit-accessible: Muddy Branch Rd & Suffield Dr stop 546 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Washingtonian Woods Park Path, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Muddy Branch Greenway Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
- 300 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 1.9 miReach Muddy Branch Greenway Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.9 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading NW.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.7 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Washingtonian Woods Park Path, heading SW.
- 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 2.7 mi in (~69 min). Leave by 5:42 PM for the 7:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:33 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Muddy Branch Rd & Suffield Dr stop 546 m from the trailhead
More from Hillside Lake Terrace Trailhead
- Lowline & Muddy Branch Greenway Trail 13.7 mi · ▲ 504 ft
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