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Seneca Ridge Trail

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  1. Areas
  2. MD
  3. …Central Maryland
  4. …Gaithersburg, Germantown, and Rockville
  5. Seneca Creek State Park
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6.0 Miles 9.6 Kilometers


97%

Runnable

479' 146 m

Ascent

-440' -134 m

Descent

3%

Avg Grade (2°)

15%

Max Grade (9°)

353' 107 m

High

247' 75 m

Low

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“A winding trail along the ridge above the southeastern bank of Seneca Creek.”

— Luke AT
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Features Birding · Fall Colors · River/Creek · Wildflowers · Wildlife

Description

From Black Rock Road in the east, the Seneca Ridge Trail follows the contours of the heights above the southeastern bank of Seneca Creek, parallel to the Seneca Creek Greenway Trail on the opposite bank, crossing Germantown Road after two miles. For the next 4 miles the trail follows an increasingly circuitous route in and out of a number of feeder stream valleys before ending at Riffle Ford Road.

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Land Manager: Maryland Department of Natural Resources

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  4.0 from 3 votes

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in Seneca Creek State Park

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in Maryland

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Heading through the trees.
Heading through the trees.
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Seneca Ridge Trail powerline cut.
Seneca Ridge Trail powerline cut.
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The Seneca Ridge Trail is more open here.
The Seneca Ridge Trail is more open here.
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