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Seneca Regional Park

Potomac Heritage Trail

3.4 mi · ▲ 192 ft · 1 hr 14 min

Potomac Heritage Trail is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Seneca Regional Park near Rushville, MD. It is mostly level, with 192 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi184 – 377 ft3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.06073, -77.34269
Nearest town Rushville, MD
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Potomac Heritage Trail

3.4 mi · ▲ 192 ft · 1 hr 14 min

Elevation 184–376 ft

Out & Back · Seneca Regional Park

Trailhead: 39.06073, -77.34269

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 0.2 miSharp right, heading W.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  6. 50 ftTurn left onto Potomac Heritage Trail, heading S.
  7. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Connect unblazed trail to Green Trail North, heading SE.
  8. 500 ftContinue straight onto Unblazed, no color, heading SE.
  9. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Connector, Yellow to Gravel Road, heading S.
  10. 0.1 miTurn left onto Yellow Trail to West Gravel Road, heading S.
  11. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 0.2 miTurn right onto Connector, Yellow to Gravel Road, heading SW.
  13. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Unblazed, no color, heading N.
  14. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Connect unblazed trail to Green Trail North, heading SE.
  15. 500 ftContinue straight onto Potomac Heritage Trail, heading SE.
  16. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  17. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  18. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  19. 0.3 miSharp left, heading NE.
  20. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  21. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/potomac-heritage-trail-out-back-5-km-cc2a

Trail surface

63% dirt37% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:11 PM

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

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