Even though it is very close by, I have spent virtually no time in the Schaeffer Farms area of Seneca Creek State Park, as it is designed with bikes in mind. (Albeit open to hikers.) So I set out to do a straightforward loop on the white trail - it's one of those areas with trails simply named for the blaze color.
It wasn't a long hike. I did add on a bit of mileage by detouring down the Seneca Ridge Trail to Black Rock, which added elevation gain on the return.
The entire area is "just woods," as in, no real viewpoints, streams, etc. It does pass some farmland, and there are modest elevation gain changes. Overall, it is a trail that is convenient and a change of pace, but not a real destination in and of itself.
