For my first long hike of the year - yes, it took until March! - I headed out to the Seneca Greenway to do a loop. Starting at the Black Rock parking lot, I headed north, which in that section is west, to Riffle Ford Road. From there I did a very short road walk to the Seneca Ridge trail, returning to my car.
The first bit of the greenway is a very nice section, well shaded and partially along the creek. After crossing Germantown Road, it is much more open. While it still follows the creek, and was fine in the 60-something weather, it can get hot in the summer.
The return was my first time on the Seneca Ridge trail; unlike the parallel greenway, it is open to bicycles. This section is nicely maintained and reasonably pretty. It's not as close to the creek, but there are a few nice views of it from above. (Hence the name Senece Ridge, I suppose.)
The loop added up to 11.5 miles. The elevation was 71 feet per mile, pretty standard for this area.
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