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Little Seneca Lake–Little Seneca Reservoir Beach, 3 beaches is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Black Hill Regional Park near Beau Monde Estates, MD. The route passes Little Seneca Lake before reaching Little Seneca Reservoir Beach at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 89 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi387 – 492 ft2.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Crystal Rock Trail 39.19966, -77.27668
Nearest town Beau Monde Estates, MD

Directions

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Little Seneca Lake–Little Seneca Reservoir Beach, 3 beaches

2.5 mi · ▲ 89 ft · 53 min

Elevation 387–491 ft

Out & Back · Black Hill Regional Park

Trailhead: Crystal Rock Trail · 39.19966, -77.27668

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Crystal Rock Trail, heading NW.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  3. 450 ftTurn right onto Black Hill Trail, heading NW.
  4. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  5. 400 ftContinue straight onto Hard Rock Trail, heading W.
  6. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Black Hill Trail, heading S.
  7. 0.2 miPass Little Seneca Lake.
  8. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  9. 150 ftPass Little Seneca Reservoir Beach.
  10. 300 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  11. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  12. 150 ftReach Little Seneca Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  14. 400 ftTurn left, heading N.
  15. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
  16. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  17. 0.2 miBear left onto Crystal Rock Trail, heading S.
  18. 450 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

46% paved30% dirt7% boardwalk17% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:11 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~31 min). Leave by 6:20 PM for the 7:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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