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Seneca Regional Park

Potomac Heritage Trail

4.5 mi · ▲ 283 ft · 1 hr 38 min

Potomac Heritage Trail is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Seneca Regional Park near Lowes Island, VA. It climbs 283 ft. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi187 – 377 ft5.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Brockman Farm Lane 39.04746, -77.35533
Nearest town Lowes Island, VA
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Potomac Heritage Trail

4.5 mi · ▲ 283 ft · 1 hr 38 min

Elevation 185–376 ft

Out & Back · Seneca Regional Park

Trailhead: Brockman Farm Lane · 39.04746, -77.35533

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:12 PM

Transit-accessible: Lowes Island Front stop 788 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  3. 500 ftBear left, heading E.
  4. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Potomac Heritage Trail, heading E.
  5. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Connect unblazed trail to Green Trail North, heading NE.
  6. 500 ftContinue straight onto Unblazed, no color, heading E.
  7. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Connector, Yellow to Gravel Road, heading SE.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left onto Yellow Trail to West Gravel Road, heading SE.
  9. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right onto Connector, Yellow to Gravel Road, heading E.
  11. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Unblazed, no color, heading SW.
  12. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Connect unblazed trail to Green Trail North, heading N.
  13. 500 ftContinue straight onto Potomac Heritage Trail, heading E.
  14. 0.9 miBear right, heading W.
  15. 500 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  16. 0.5 miArrive 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/potomac-heritage-trail-out-back-7-km-0a55

Trail surface

56% dirt21% grass19% paved4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:12 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 6:43 PM for the 7:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:35 PM — 4 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Lowes Island Front stop 788 m from the trailhead

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