Hike 38: Magruder Branch Trail

Chris and I did this for our anniversary celebration!

It starts really close to our home, at a rec park with a huge soccer field and baseball diamond too.  You have to walk from the parking lot to a paved loop trail that lots of people use for running before you get to the turnoff to the dirt hiking trail.  It's pretty straightforward with some areas that are a bit overgrown (I made Chris go first in those sections).  Eventually you pass this open field area behind a bunch of giant mansions and then you run into Seneca Creek.

 It looks like you should be able to continue across the creek to the Seneca Greenway Trail, which we've done from the other end.  It was a nice spot to munch on our PBJ sandwiches.

On our way back, Chris picked a nice ripe blackberry - it was actually really sweet!  He really wanted to see a black bear, but no such luck.  :)