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Seneca Regional Park

Potomac Heritage Trail

4.7 mi · ▲ 277 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Potomac Heritage Trail is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Seneca Regional Park near Lowes Island, VA. It climbs 277 ft. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi187 – 377 ft5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.04610, -77.35474
Nearest town Lowes Island, VA
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Potomac Heritage Trail

4.7 mi · ▲ 277 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Elevation 185–376 ft

Out & Back · Seneca Regional Park

Trailhead: 39.04610, -77.35474

Weather Sep 20: Light drizzle, high 82°F / low 70° · precip 20% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:12 PM

Transit-accessible: Lowes Island Front stop 655 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.6 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 S.
  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. 0.6 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-8-km-edbb

Trail surface

53% dirt23% paved20% grass4% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 82°F70°
Precip20%Wind3 mphUV6Humidity70%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
85°70° 12 AM: 1% rain1 AM: 1% rain2 AM: 2% rain3 AM: 4% rain4 AM: 1% rain5 AM: 1% rain6 AM: 2% rain7 AM: 2% rain8 AM: 5% rain9 AM: 12% rain10 AM: 16% rain11 AM: 11% rain12 PM: 12% rain1 PM: 19% rain2 PM: 15% rain3 PM: 17% rain4 PM: 16% rain5 PM: 14% rain6 PM: 20% rain7 PM: 11% rain8 PM: 10% rain9 PM: 11% rain10 PM: 12% rain11 PM: 10% rain
Sunrise 6:56 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:12 PM
Mon 74°61° 31%
Tue 62°55° 82%
Wed 58°53° 64%
Thu 64°52° 37%
Fri 70°46°
Sat 75°50°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 6:41 PM for the 7:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:38 PM — 0 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Lowes Island Front stop 655 m from the trailhead

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