Hoyles Mill-Connector–Powerline Trail, 4 sights
9.5 mi · ▲ 370 ft · 3 hr 21 min
Hoyles Mill-Connector–Powerline Trail, 4 sights is a 9.5-mile out-and-back in Seneca Creek State Park near Quince Orchard Valley, MD. It climbs 370 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Hoyles Mill-Connector–Powerline Trail, 4 sights
9.5 mi · ▲ 370 ft · 3 hr 21 min
Elevation 264–439 ft
Out & Back · Seneca Creek State Park
Trailhead: Mink Hollow Trail · 39.14047, -77.25765
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:11 PM
Toilets at the trailhead
- Start on Mink Hollow Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Seneca Creek Greenway-Shared Use, heading S.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Seneca Creek Greenway, heading S.
- 1.4 miTurn right onto Powerline Trail, heading W.
- 2.3 miTurn left onto Hoyles Mill-Connector, heading NW.
- 0.1 miReach Seneca Creek Greenway-Shared Use, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Powerline Trail, heading E.
- 2.3 miTurn left onto Seneca Greenway Trail, heading SE.
- 1.4 miContinue straight onto Seneca Creek Greenway-Shared Use, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Mink Hollow Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miArrive 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 4.4 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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- Toilets at the trailhead
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