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Black Hill Regional Park

Little Seneca Reservoir Beach via Hamilton Trail

3.3 mi · ▲ 290 ft · 1 hr 15 min

Little Seneca Reservoir Beach via Hamilton Trail is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Black Hill Regional Park near Black Hill, MD. The route reaches Little Seneca Reservoir Beach at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It climbs 290 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi387 – 495 ft3.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.19884, -77.27900
Nearest town Black Hill, MD
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Little Seneca Reservoir Beach via Hamilton Trail

3.3 mi · ▲ 290 ft · 1 hr 15 min

Elevation 387–495 ft

Out & Back · Black Hill Regional Park

Trailhead: 39.19884, -77.27900

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  4. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  5. 250 ftTurn left onto Crystal Rock Trail, heading NW.
  6. 450 ftTurn right onto Black Hill Trail, heading W.
  7. 500 ftSharp right onto Hard Rock Trail, heading SW.
  8. 0.3 miSharp left onto Cabin Branch Trail, heading N.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left onto Hamilton Trail, heading SW.
  10. 0.8 miReach Little Seneca Reservoir Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.8 miTurn right onto Cabin Branch Trail, heading N.
  12. 0.2 miSharp right onto Hard Rock Trail, heading S.
  13. 0.3 miSharp left onto Black Hill Trail, heading S.
  14. 500 ftTurn left onto Crystal Rock Trail, heading S.
  15. 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  16. 250 ftBear left, heading E.
  17. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  18. 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  19. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/little-seneca-reservoir-beach-out-back

Trail surface

79% dirt12% paved8% boardwalk1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:11 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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