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Seneca Regional Park

Potomac Heritage Trail

4.9 mi · ▲ 278 ft · 1 hr 46 min

Potomac Heritage Trail is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Seneca Regional Park near Lowes Island, VA. It climbs 278 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi187 – 377 ft5.8 mi

Getting there

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

4.9 mi · ▲ 278 ft · 1 hr 46 min

Elevation 185–376 ft

Out & Back · Seneca Regional Park

Trailhead: 39.04610, -77.35474

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:10 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 ftSharp left, heading W.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right onto Potomac Heritage Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  6. 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  7. 400 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  8. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Connect unblazed trail to Green Trail North, heading NE.
  9. 500 ftContinue straight onto Unblazed, no color, heading NE.
  10. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Connector, Yellow to Gravel Road, heading SW.
  11. 0.1 miTurn left onto Yellow Trail to West Gravel Road, heading SE.
  12. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right onto Connector, Yellow to Gravel Road, heading E.
  14. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Unblazed, no color, heading E.
  15. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Connect unblazed trail to Green Trail North, heading NW.
  16. 450 ftContinue straight onto Potomac Heritage Trail, heading NW.
  17. 0.5 miBear left, heading SW.
  18. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  19. 400 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  21. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  22. 0.2 miSharp right, heading W.
  23. 500 ftTurn left, heading W.
  24. 0.4 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-f4f8

Trail surface

62% dirt18% grass13% paved3% boardwalk4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:57 AMSunset 7:10 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 6:40 PM for the 7:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:35 PM — 2 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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