Great Seneca Highway Sidepath

2.3 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 47 min

Great Seneca Highway Sidepath is a 2.3-mile out-and-back near Fallsgrove, MD. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi427 – 466 ft2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.09701, -77.19336
Nearest town Fallsgrove, MD

Directions

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Great Seneca Highway Sidepath

2.3 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 47 min

Elevation 428–467 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.09701, -77.19336

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:09 PM

Transit-accessible: Medical Center Dr at Medical Center Way stop 538 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  5. 150 ftTurn right onto Great Seneca Highway Sidepath, heading S.
  6. 0.9 miReach Great Seneca Highway Sidepath, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.9 miTurn left, heading SE.
  8. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  11. 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

77% paved23% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:09 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 6:46 PM for the 7:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:27 PM — 9 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Medical Center Dr at Medical Center Way stop 538 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead