Seneca Creek - Clopper Lake We meet in the parking lot in front of the Visitor's Center. GPS Coordinates: 39.151454, -77.249132 Physical Address: 11950 Clopper Road, Gaithersburg, MD 20878 Driving Directions: From Baltimore Area (I-695 & I-70): Head northwest on I-70 W (23.0 miles) Take exit 68 for MD-27 (0.2 miles) Turn left onto MD-27 S/Ridge Rd (signs for Damascus/Mt.Airy) (5.8 miles) Turn right onto High Corner St (207 ft) High Corner St turns left and becomes Lewis Dr (0.1 miles) Turn right onto MD-27 S/Ridge Rd (6.4 miles) Use the left 2 lanes to turn left onto MD-355 S/N Frederick Rd (3.1 miles) Turn right onto Game Preserve Rd (1.6 miles) Turn right onto MD-117 W (161 ft) Slight left toward Seneca Creek Rd (0.1 miles) Turn right onto Seneca Creek Rd (56 ft) Turn left to stay on Seneca Creek Rd (0.1 miles) Destination is on your right From DC Area (I-495 & I-95): Head west on I-495 W (9.0 miles) Keep right at the fork to continue on I-270 N, follow signs for Frederick (10.5 miles) Take exit 10-11 for MD-124/MD-117/Montgomery Village Ave/W Diamond Ave toward Clopper Rd/Quince Orch. Rd (0.2 miles) Merge onto I-270 N (0.1 miles) Take exit 10 for MD-117/West Diamond Avenue toward MD-124 S/Clopper Road/Quince Orchard Road (0.3 miles) Use the right 2 lanes to turn right onto MD-117 W (2.0 miles) Slight left toward Seneca Creek Rd (0.1 miles) Turn right onto Seneca Creek Rd (56 ft) Turn left to stay on Seneca Creek Rd (0.1 miles) Destination is on your right. Public Transportation: Unknown - If you know, please send us the information. Thanks NOTE: Please remember to take the leader(s) number(s) with you but please respect the fact that we are all volunteers and there is often no cell coverage at trailheads and varies according to service provider. If you call very close to hike time, please understand that we are very busy with pre-hike preparations for ourselves in addition to group sign in, pre-hike briefing, and then leading the hike. It is also very difficult to provide instructions to someone while following them too, hence providing very detailed directions on this separate page. Leaders are advised to not answer phones once a hike is started so we don't miss a turn on the trail due to the distraction of a call. Thank you for your understanding and see you there!

 

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