Potomac Heritage Trail
3.1 mi · ▲ 165 ft · 1 hr 7 min
Potomac Heritage Trail is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Seneca Regional Park near Rushville, MD. It is mostly level, with 165 ft of elevation gain. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Potomac Heritage Trail
3.1 mi · ▲ 165 ft · 1 hr 7 min
Elevation 184–372 ft
Out & Back · Seneca Regional Park
Trailhead: 39.06073, -77.34269
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:11 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Potomac Heritage Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Connect unblazed trail to Green Trail North, heading SE.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Unblazed, no color, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Connect unblazed trail to Green Trail North, heading E.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Potomac Heritage Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 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 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 6:46 PM for the 7:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:32 PM — 7 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from this trailhead
- Potomac Heritage Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 192 ft
- Blue Trail & Red Trail via Potomac Heritage Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 334 ft
- DCWA 2.9 mi · ▲ 138 ft
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