Seneca Creek State Park

Hoyles Mill-Connector–Long Draught South, 5 sights

9.3 mi · ▲ 482 ft · 3 hr 20 min

Hoyles Mill-Connector–Long Draught South, 5 sights is a 9.3-mile out-and-back in Seneca Creek State Park near Willow Ridge, MD. It climbs 482 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi266 – 440 ft9.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.12528, -77.26553
Nearest town Willow Ridge, MD

Directions

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Hoyles Mill-Connector–Long Draught South, 5 sights

9.3 mi · ▲ 482 ft · 3 hr 20 min

Elevation 264–439 ft

Out & Back · Seneca Creek State Park

Trailhead: 39.12528, -77.26553

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.3 miSharp right onto Connector, heading E.
  3. 250 ftTurn left onto Connector Trail, heading N.
  4. 350 ftTurn right onto Long Draught South, heading SE.
  5. 200 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  6. 0.4 miBear left onto Seneca Creek Greenway, heading NW.
  7. 1.5 miTurn right onto Powerline Trail, heading SW.
  8. 2.3 miTurn left onto Hoyles Mill-Connector, heading W.
  9. 0.1 miReach Long Draught South, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right onto Powerline Trail, heading W.
  11. 2.3 miTurn left onto Seneca Greenway Trail, heading SE.
  12. 1.4 miTurn right onto Seneca Creek Greenway, heading E.
  13. 300 ftBear right onto Long Draught South, heading SE.
  14. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
  15. 0.1 miTurn left onto Connector Trail, heading SE.
  16. 300 ftTurn right onto Connector, heading SE.
  17. 250 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  18. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

88% dirt5% gravel7% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:11 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.3 mi in (~116 min). Leave by 4:55 PM for the 7:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:21 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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