Maryland - Seneca Creek
(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:
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Topo! Mid-Atlantic by National Geographic.
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For land belonging to Montgomery Co. (Regional Parks), go to http://www.mc-mncppc.org/Parks/PPSD/ParkTrails/trail_maps.shtm and download maps:
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For State Land Maps go to http://www.easycart.net/MarylandDepartmentofNaturalResources/Central_Maryland_Trail_Guides.html and buy the following:
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Seneca Creek State Park
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- 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 1. Blockhouse Point - C&O Canal
Club: MWROP. Paul Elliott leading
Date: 10/19/2002
Parking: good
Topo! Mid-Atlantic Trace: BlockhousePt_CNOCanal_GPS20021019.tpo
Description File: BlockhousePt_CNOCanal_GPS20021019.doc
GPS TrackMaker Trace: BlockhousePt_CNOCanal_GPS20021019.gtm
Photo Album: BlockhousePt_CAndOCanal_20060319 - not the same date, but the same hike.
Hike 2. Blockhouse Point - Montevideo Road - C&O Canal
Club: My scouting.
Date: 12/25/2003
Parking: good
Topo! Mid-Atlantic Trace: BlockhousePt_MontevideoRd_CNOCanal_GPS20031225.tpo
Description File: BlockhousePt_MontevideoRd_CNOCanal_GPS20031225.doc
GPS TrackMaker Trace: BlockhousePt_MontevideoRd_CNOCanal_GPS20031225.gtm
Hike 3. McKee-Beshers Wildlife Management Area
Club: my scouting
Date: 12/27/2003
Parking: good
Topo! Mid-Atlantic Trace: McKeeBeshersWMA_GPS20031227.tpo
Hike 4. Seneca Creek Trail - Buddhist Park - McKee Beshers WMA
Club: MWROP, me leading
Date: 02/07/2004
Parking: good
Topo! Mid-Atlantic Trace: SenecaCrTr_BuddhistPark_McKeeBeshersWMA_GPS20040207.tpo
Description File: SenecaCrTr_BuddhistPark_McKeeBeshersWMA_GPS20040207.doc
GPS TrackMaker Trace: SenecaCrTr_BuddhistPark_McKeeBeshersWMA_GPS20040207.gtm
Hike 5. Blockhouse Point - Montevideo Road - C&O Canal
Club: MWROP. My leading
Date: 04/03/2004
Parking: good
Topo! Mid-Atlantic Trace: BlockhousePt_MontevideoRd_CNOCanal_GPS20040403.tpo
Description File: BlockhousePt_MontevideoRd_CNOCanal_GPS20040403.gtm
GPS TrackMaker Trace: BlockhousePt_MontevideoRd_CNOCanal_GPS20040403.gtm
Hike 6. Seneca Greenway Trail: Route 355To 28 Including the Clopper Lake
Club: Russ scouting with me
Date: 10/09/2005
Parking: good
Topo! Mid-Atlantic Trace: SenecaGreenwayTr_Rt355To28_ClopperLake_GPS20051009.tpo
Description File: SenecaGreenwayTr_Rt355To28_ClopperLake_GPS20051009.doc
Photo Album: SenecaGreenwayTr_Rt355To28_ClopperLake_GPS20051009
Hike 7. Seneca Greenway Trail: Route 355 and Up
Club: My scouting
Date: 10/30/2005
Parking: good
Topo! Mid-Atlantic Trace: SenecaGreenwayTr_Rt355Up_GPS20051030.tpo
Description File: SenecaGreenwayTr_Rt355Up_GPS20051030.doc
GPS TrackMaker Trace: SenecaGreenwayTr_Rt355Up_GPS20051030.gtm
Hike 8. Seneca Greenway Trail: Around Watkins Mill Road
Club: My scouting
Date: 11/06/2005
Parking: limited
Topo! Mid-Atlantic Trace: SenecaGreenwayTr_AroundWatkinsMillRd_GPS20051106.tpo
Description File: SenecaGreenwayTr_AroundWatkinsMillRd_GPS20051106.doc
GPS TrackMaker Trace: SenecaGreenwayTr_AroundWatkinsMillRd_GPS20051106.gtm
Photo Album: SenecaGreenwayTr_AroundWatkinsMillRd_GPS20051106
Hike 9. Seneca Greenway Trail: Around Brink Road
Club: My scouting
Date: 11/19/2005
Parking: limited
Topo! Mid-Atlantic Trace: SenecaGreenwayTr_AroundBrinkRd_GPS20051119.tpo
GPS TrackMaker Trace: SenecaGreenwayTr_Rt28_BrinkRd_GPS20060108.gtm
Hike 10. Seneca Greenway Trail: Watkins Road and South
Club: My scouting
Date: 11/26/2005
Parking: limited
Topo! Mid-Atlantic Trace: SenecaGreenwayTr_WatkinsRoad_South_GPS20051126.tpo
GPS TrackMaker Trace: SenecaGreenwayTr_WatkinsRoad_South_GPS20051126.gtm
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
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
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
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
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
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
GPS TrackMaker Trace: McKeeBeshersWMA_GPS20070901.gtm
Garmin MapSource Trace: McKeeBeshersWMA_GPS20070901.gdb
Google Earth Trace: McKeeBeshersWMA_GPS20070901.kmz
Universal GPS Format: McKeeBeshersWMA_GPS20070901.gpx
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