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Seneca Creek Greenway Trail
Seneca Creek and the Seneca Creek Greenway trail near Berryville Road in Darnestown, MD
Length	24.2 mi (38.9 km)
Location	Montgomery County, Maryland
Trailheads	seneca stonecutting mill, Darnestown Road, Black Rock Mill, Riffle Ford Rd, Maryland Route 355, Watkins Mill Rd, Brink Rd, Davis Mill
Surface	natural

The Seneca Creek Greenway Trail is a 24.2-mile (38.9 km) long trail that runs along Seneca Creek from the Potomac River to Watkins Road, with some parts maintained by the state of Maryland and some parts maintained by Montgomery County, MD

State maintained section

The 16.5 mile state-maintained portion of the Seneca Creek Greenway Trail starts at the Potomac River near Riley's Lock. it goes by the ruins of the Seneca stonecutting mill and runs along Tschiffely Mill Road for about a mile. The trail then crosses River Road and goes a short distance on Berryville Road, where the off-road portion of the trail begins. The trail continues past Darnestown Road, Blackrock Mill and Clopper Lake until it reaches Maryland Route 355.

• Built in 1837, the Seneca stonecutting mill cut the stone for the Smithsonian Castle
• The entrance to Seneca Creek Greenway trail at Seneca Rd in Darnestown, MD.
• Remains of Black Rock Mill
• Seneca Creek Greenway trail running beside Great Seneca Creek in Germantown, MD

County maintained section

The state-run portion of the trail ends at Maryland Route 355. The county portion is a 7.8-mile natural-surface trail that continues to the north. Follow the trail under the bridge, then cross the creek on the bridge to get to a gravel parking area. From there the trail runs to Watkins Mill Road, where there is also a parking area. The trail continues north to its end at Watkins Road, but you can continue to Damascus Recreational Park on the Lower Magruder Trail.

• Parking area on Maryland Route 355 for the Great Seneca Stream Valley Park
• Ferns by the side of the Seneca Creek Greenway Trail in Germantown, MD
• Seneca Creek Greenway trail and Great Seneca Creek in Germantown, MD
• Seneca Creek Greenway trail and foot bridge in Germantown, MD

References

1. ^ "Montgomery Park Trails". Montgomery County Department of Parks. Retrieved 2020-09-09.
2. "Seneca Creek State Park Trail System and Maps". Maryland Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2020-09-05.
3. "Seneca Creek State Park Map" (PDF). Maryland Department of Natural Resources. September 2016. Retrieved 2020-09-05.
4. ^ "Seneca Creek Greenway Trail Maps and Parking". SenecaTrail.info. August 19, 2017. Retrieved 2020-09-05.
5. "Seneca Creek Greenway Trail". Montgomery County Department of Parks. 2019-10-18. Retrieved 2020-09-09.

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