Orange Trail & White Loop
3.7 mi · ▲ 310 ft · 1 hr 23 min
Orange Trail & White Loop is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Seneca Creek State Park near Blackrock Mill, MD. It climbs 310 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Orange Trail & White Loop
3.7 mi · ▲ 310 ft · 1 hr 23 min
Elevation 233–432 ft
Out & Back · Seneca Creek State Park
Trailhead: Seneca Ridge Trail · 39.12726, -77.31386
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:11 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Seneca Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Whoops, heading NE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Whoops Connector, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Whoops, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Whoops Connector, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto White Loop, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 2.3 miSharp right onto Orange Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto White Loop, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Whoops Connector, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Whoops, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left onto Whoops Connector, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Whoops, heading W.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Seneca Ridge Trail, heading W.
- 500 ftArrive 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 1.3 mi in (~38 min). Leave by 6:13 PM for the 7:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:01 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Seneca Ridge Trail Trailhead
- Central Park Pond–Blue Trail (Corn Field), 5 sights 10.3 mi · ▲ 695 ft
- White Loop 2.6 mi · ▲ 286 ft
- White Loop 2.5 mi · ▲ 212 ft
- Blue Trail (Corn Field)–Green Trail, 3 sights 3.7 mi · ▲ 377 ft
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