AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Seneca Creek State Park

Powerline Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 168 ft · 1 hr 1 min

Powerline Trail is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Seneca Creek State Park near Brownstown, MD. It is mostly level, with 168 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi256 – 377 ft2.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.13516, -77.29179
Nearest town Brownstown, MD
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Powerline Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 168 ft · 1 hr 1 min

Elevation 257–377 ft

Out & Back · Seneca Creek State Park

Trailhead: 39.13516, -77.29179

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

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 450 ftContinue straight onto Powerline Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Seneca Greenway Trail, heading SE.
  4. 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Powerline Trail, heading NW.
  6. 0.9 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/powerline-trail-out-back-5-km

Trail surface

94% dirt6% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:11 PM

Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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