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Schaeffer Farm Trail White Trail


Highlights:

Moderate to challenging bike ride, also a great scenic hike.
Near:Germantown, MD
Scenery:
Distance:3.1 miles round trip
Elevation Gain:1 ft
Hike Time:1.5 hours
Difficulty:Moderate
Trail Condition:Well maintained trail
HikeType:Loop



Summary: Very well marked and easy to follow trail. Be sure to look for and follow the white blazes. There are several other trails that intersect the white trail and it would be easy to venture down one inadvertently. The White trail would be a nice easy hike or moderate bike ride. Most of the trail is single track hard packed dirt that winds it's way through the woods and along and in some cases through nearby open filelds. The scenary is great and there is plenty of wildlife to enjoy. If you're hiking on foot be on the look out for mountain bikers as this is a VERY popular riding spot.
Trailhead: MD Route 270 to exit 15B Rt.118 West - Follow for 5 miles - Right onto Richter Farm Road - Take left on 4-way stop on Shaeffer Road - Stay on Shaeffer Road through traffic circle - Shortly after road narrows look for sign to Seneca State Park on the left - Trailhead is at end of parking lot after gate. (Lat:39.14296 Lon:-77.31052)
Trail Guides for Schaeffer Farm Trail White Trail:
Best Seasons: Year-Round
User Groups: Hikers, Dogs, Bikes, Horses,
Ranger Contact: Maryland DNR - 301 924-1998
Localhikes Reporter: This hike was submitted by Jason Ashmore, who has posted  2 other hikes on this site. To visit this reporters web site, click here.
Trail Reviews  Submit your own review
Reviewed by ZS on 12/14/2003
I bike here with my fried all the time. It is an awsome mt. biking course with lots of log jumps. For more experienced riders only.


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