Maryland.  Montgomery Co. - Seneca Creek
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(Includes The Whole Seneca Greenway Trail, Blockhouse Point Regional Conservation Park, McGee-Beshers WMA, Buddhist Temple's Stupa Park, 

Magruder Branch Regional Park, Clopper Lake State Park, Small Sections of the C&O Canal near the intersection with Seneca Creek and Blockhouse Point)

 

Maps:

• Topo! Mid-Atlantic by National Geographic.

• For land belonging to Montgomery Co. (Regional Parks), go to http://www.montgomeryparks.org/PPSD/ParkTrails/trail_maps.shtm  and download maps:

  • Seneca Creek Greenway Trail
  • Blockhouse Point Conservation Park Trails
  • Magruder Trails

• For State Land Maps go to http://shopdnr.com/trailguides.aspx and buy the following:

  •  Seneca Creek State Park

• For Fedeal Land get free map of the W&OD trail.
• Buddhist Temple gives out a free map of the Stupa Park.

Books:

• 50 Hikes in Maryland – Walks, Hikes, and Backpacks from the Allegheny Plateau to the Atlantic Ocean, Leonard M. Adkins, 2000
• Towpath Guide to the C & O Canal.  Thomas F. Hanh.  Ed. 15, 1999
• Hikes in the Washington Region, Part A: Montgomery & Frederick Counties, by PATC.  Ed. 4, 2001

 

Hike 11.  Seneca Greenway Trail: Route 28 - Brink Road

 

Club: My leading for MWROP

Date: 01/08/2006

Parking: large at the start, limited at the end

Topo! Mid-Atlantic Trace: SenecaGreenwayTr_Rt28_BrinkRd_GPS20060108.tpo

Universal GPX format from Topo!: SenecaGreenwayTr_Rt28_BrinkRd_GPS20060108_tpo.gpx

GPS TrackMaker Trace: SenecaGreenwayTr_Rt28_BrinkRd_GPS20060108.gtm

 

 

Hike 12.  Lower Magruder Trail to Watkins Loghouse Road

 

Club: My scouting

Date: 05/29/2006

Parking: limited

Topo! Mid-Atlantic Trace: LowerMagruderTr_Watkins_LoghouseRd_GPS20060529.tpo

Universal GPX format from Topo!: LowerMagruderTr_Watkins_LoghouseRd_GPS20060529_tpo.gpx

Garmin MapSource Trace: LowerMagruderTr_Watkins_LoghouseRd_GPS20060529.gdb

 

 

Hike 13.  Magruder Branch Trail - Kings Valley Road - Loghouse Road

 

Club: my scouting

Date: 07/04/2006

Parking: good

Topo! Mid-Atlantic Trace: MagruderBranchTr_KingsValleyRd_LoghouseRd_GPS20060704.tpo

Universal GPX format from Topo!: .MagruderBranchTr_KingsValleyRd_LoghouseRd_GPS20060704_tpo.gpx

Garmin MapSource Trace: MagruderBranchTr_KingsValleyRd_LoghouseRd_GPS20060704.gdb

 

 

Hike 14.  Magruder Branch Trail - Valley Park Drive - Lower Magruder Trail

 

Club: My scouting

Date: 08/12/2006

Parking: limited

Topo! Mid-Atlantic Trace: MagruderBranchTr_ValleyParkDr_LowerMagruderTr_GPS20060812.tpo

Universal GPX format from Topo!: MagruderBranchTr_ValleyParkDr_LowerMagruderTr_GPS20060812_tpo.gpx

GPS TrackMaker Trace: MagruderBranchTr_ValleyParkDr_LowerMagruderTr_GPS20060812.gtm

Garmin MapSource Trace: MagruderBranchTr_ValleyParkDr_LowerMagruderTr_GPS20060812.gdb

 

 

Hike 15.  Seneca Greenway Trail - Route 355 - Magruder Branch - Valley Park Road

 

Club: My leading for MWROP

Date: 02/03/2007

Parking: limited at the start, good at the end

Topo! Mid-Atlantic Trace: SenecaGreenwayTr_Rt355_MagruderBranch_ValleyParkRd_GPS20070203.tpo

Universal GPX format from Topo!: SenecaGreenwayTr_Rt355_MagruderBranch_ValleyParkRd_GPS20070203_tpo.gpx

Description File: SenecaGreenwayTr_Rt355_MagruderBranch_ValleyParkRd_GPS20070203.doc

GPS TrackMaker Trace: SenecaGreenwayTr_Rt355_MagruderBranch_ValleyParkRd_GPS20070203.gtm

Garmin MapSource Trace: SenecaGreenwayTr_Rt355_MagruderBranch_ValleyParkRd_GPS20070203.gdb

Google Earth Trace: SenecaGreenwayTr_Rt355_MagruderBranch_ValleyParkRd_GPS20070203.kmz

 

 

Hike 16.  McKee-Beshers WMA

 

Club: My scouting

Date: 09/01/2007

Parking: curb of the road

Topo! Mid-Atlantic Trace: McKeeBeshersWMA_GPS20070901.tpo

Universal GPX format from Topo!: McKeeBeshersWMA_GPS20070901_tpo.gpx

GPS TrackMaker Trace: McKeeBeshersWMA_GPS20070901.gtm

Garmin MapSource Trace: McKeeBeshersWMA_GPS20070901.gdb

Google Earth Trace: McKeeBeshersWMA_GPS20070901.kmz

Universal GPS Format: McKeeBeshersWMA_GPS20070901.gpx

 

 

Hike 17.  McKee-Beshers WMA

 

Club: Betty Steil [style] leading for Sierra Howard Co.

Date: 07/19/2009

Parking: good

Topo! Mid-Atlantic Trace: McKeeBeshersWMA_GPS20090719.tpo

Universal GPX format from Topo!: McKeeBeshersWMA_GPS20090719_tpo.gpx

Description File: McKeeBeshersWMA_GPS20090719.doc

GPS TrackMaker Trace: McKeeBeshersWMA_GPS20090719.gtm

Garmin MapSource Trace: McKeeBeshersWMA_GPS20090719.gdb

Universal GPS Format: McKeeBeshersWMA_GPS20090719.gpx

Photo Album: McKeeBeshersWMA_GPS20090719

 

 

Hike 18.  C&O Canal: Rileys Lock And West

 

Club: my scouting

Date: 03/28/2010

Parking: good

Topo! Mid-Atlantic Trace: CAndOCanal_RileysLockAndWest_GPS20100328.tpo

Universal GPX format from Topo!: CAndOCanal_RileysLockAndWest_GPS20100328_tpo.gpx

Description File: CAndOCanal_RileysLockAndWest_GPS20100328.docx

GPS TrackMaker Trace: CAndOCanal_RileysLockAndWest_GPS20100328.gtm

Garmin MapSource Trace: CAndOCanal_RileysLockAndWest_GPS20100328.gdb

Universal GPS Format: CAndOCanal_RileysLockAndWest_GPS20100328.gpx

Photo Album: CAndOCanal_RileysLockAndWest_GPS20100328

Warnings: going over the C&O can be muddy

 

 

Hike 19.  C&O Canal: Rileys Lock And West

 

Club: my scouting

Date: 05/08/2010

Parking: good

Topo! Mid-Atlantic Trace: CAndOCanal_RileysLockAndWest_GPS20100508.tpo

Universal GPX format from Topo!: CAndOCanal_RileysLockAndWest_GPS20100508_tpo.gpx

GPS TrackMaker Trace: CAndOCanal_RileysLockAndWest_GPS20100508.gtm

Universal GPS Format: CAndOCanal_RileysLockAndWest_GPS20100508.gpx

Photo Album: CAndOCanal_RileysLockAndWest_GPS20100508