State: MD Length: 29.9 miles Surface: Asphalt
The Anacostia Tributary Trail System includes a number of trails linked together and managed by the National Park Service. The trail include: the Anacostia River Trail, the Northwest Branch Trail, the Northeast Branch Trail, the Indian Creek ...
State: VA Length: 3 miles Surface: Asphalt, Concrete
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Rail-Trail
State: VA Length: 1.3 miles Surface: Asphalt
The Bluemont Junction Trail is a 1.5 mile paved trail branch off the Washington and Old Dominion and marks the spot where the Southern railroad met another line from Rosslyn. This shady trail connects Bluemont Park to Ballston. Visitors will ...
State: VA Length: 10 miles Surface: Asphalt, Concrete
This trail parallels Braddock Rd. and New Braddock Rd. though the southern part of Fairfax County in Northern Virginia. The trail provides connections to the George Mason University Fairfax Campus, as well as numerous nieghborhoods and the Fairfax ...
State: DC, MD Length: 11 miles Surface: Asphalt, Crushed Stone, Gravel
The 11-mile Capital Crescent Trail follows the route of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad's Georgetown Branch rail line of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. It begins in Silver Spring, Maryland, east of the Rock Creek Trestle and curves westward and ...
State: VA Length: 4.25 miles Surface: Asphalt
This paved path runs parallel to Centreville Road, providing an safe alternative transportation method along this busy suburban roadway in Western Fairfax County. The trail runs from just south of the Centreville Rd/267 entrance/exit to the ...
State: PA Length: 1.2 miles Surface: Asphalt
The Chambersburg Rail Trail is a 1.2 mile paved urban trail that connects neighborhoods just a few blocks west of the community's central business district. Starting at South Street, the trail occupies the center of a boulevard that separates ...
State: DC, MD Length: 184.5 miles Surface: Crushed Stone, Dirt, Gravel
The Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historic Park (a.k.a. C&O Canal Towpath) follows the route of the Potomac River for 184.5 miles between Georgetown in Washington, D.C., and Cumberland, Maryland. Hundreds of original features, including locks, ...
State: MD Length: 2.6 miles Surface: Asphalt, Dirt, Grass, Gravel
The College Park Trolley Line Trail provides a safe pathway for students, from kindergartners to doctoral candidates, to walk and bike to school in College Park. The short, paved trail follows the route of the trolley that once ran from Washington, ...
State: VA Length: 40 miles Surface: Asphalt, Ballast, Concrete, Crushed Stone, Dirt, Gravel
The Cross County Trail is a multi-use trail that generally follows the various stream valleys in Fairfax County, Virginia. Some sections are wheelchair/mobility scooter accessible but not all sections. Some sections are suitable for horseback ...
State: PA Length: 2.2 miles Surface: Asphalt, Cinder, Crushed Stone
This gently winding trail in Pine Grove Furnace State Park passes along the shores of two lakes and through the woodlands of Michaux State Forest. Pine Grove Furnace began operating in 1764 to take advantage of the small but rich South Mountain ...
State: PA Length: 11 miles Surface:
An 11 extension of the Cumberland Valley Rail Trail is planned that will connect Carlisle, PA and the Dickinson College Campus to Shippensburg, PA and Shippensburg State University. The existing trail currently ends at Newville, PA. The purchase ...
State: PA Length: 10.9 miles Surface: Asphalt, Concrete, Crushed Stone, Grass
The Cumberland Valley Rail Trail runs down the middle of its namesake: the Cumberland Valley of Pennsylvania, between the South Mountain and Blue Mountain ridges on the eastern flank of the Appalachians. Stretching from New York State to Alabama, ...
State: VA Length: 4 miles Surface: Asphalt, Concrete
The Custis Trail is a popular urban route that links Virginia's D.C. suburbs with the District itself, connecting to both the W&OD Railroad Regional Park Trail at the latter's 4-mile marker and the Mount Vernon Trail at Roosevelt Island. The ...
State: VA Length: 28.3 miles Surface: Asphalt, Concrete
The Fairfax County Parkway Trail parallels the Fairfax County Parkway (Route 7100) in Fairfax County, Virginia. While this concrete and asphalt surface trail varies in width and condition, most the trail is usable for walking, biking, and inline ...
State: VA Length: 6.2 miles Surface: Asphalt
The Four Mile Run Trail traverses the Four Mile Run stream valley and has many twists and turns, not to mention steep sections (mercifully short). In places, the trail more or less parallels the W&OD Trail, connecting to it in several places. Four ...
State: MD Length: 2.5 miles Surface: Dirt
Tucked in the meandering, wooded hills of the sprawling yet understated multimillion-dollar estates of Great Falls, just outside Washington, DC, is the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historic Park. Home to the already famous C&O Canal Towpath, ...
State: MD Length: 2.5 miles Surface: Asphalt
The Grist Mill Trail at Patapsco Valley State Park course for 2.5 miles through the heavily wooded park between Ilchester Road and Lost Lake. The trail is gentle and wheelchair accessible. It passes by the Swinging Bridge and Bloede's Dam. The ...
State: PA Length: 2.1 miles Surface: Crushed Stone
The Hanover Trolley Trail currently consists of two segments. The Hanover segment begins at Moul Field and extends for just under a mile towards Wilson Avenue. The Jackson Township segment runs from the Spring Grove Borough/Jackson Township ...
State: VA Length: 2 miles Surface: Asphalt, Concrete
This short trail parallels Herndon Parkway along the east side of the Town of Herndon in Northern Virginia. Much of the trail is the wide of a standard sidewalk, and includes crosswalks and curb-cuts at most street intersections. The trail also ...
State: VA Length: 4.1 miles Surface: Asphalt, Concrete
Holmes Run Trail offers a scenic pathway through the heart of a busy residential area in Alexandria, a suburb of Washington, DC. It's popular with bikers, joggers, and parents with children. The paved trail begins adjacent to Cameron Run Regional ...
State: VA Length: 4.5 miles Surface: Asphalt, Crushed Stone, Gravel
In Northern Virginia's suburban community of Springfield, Lake Accotink Park provides a wilderness escape amid the city surroundings. The 500-acre park features picnic areas, miniature golf, an antique carousel, a 55-acre lake with canoe and ...
State: VA Length: 5.4 miles Surface: Asphalt
This trail runs parallel to Linton Hall Road in western Prince William County. The trail services a number of the surrounding communities, such as Broadlands, and acts as a recreation and transportation route for the local residents.
State: VA Length: 1.13 miles Surface:
From the Town of Lovettsville, VA web site: Pedestrian/Bike Path on 287 VDOT awarded Highway Enhancement Grant Funds to the Town to develop a Pedestrian/Bike Path along 287 through the Town of Lovettsville. Loudoun County Gas Tax money has ...
State: MD Length: 8 miles Surface: Asphalt
A very useful bike path in Bethesda which runs along MacArthur Blvd from Anglers Inn to the DC District Line at the DC Waterworks. Along the way it passes shops in Cabin John and Glen Echo. It makes a nice circle with the C & O Canal Towpath ...
State: MD Length: 4.5 miles Surface: Asphalt
The Matthew Henson Trail runs along a paved surface (rough in places from tree roots) through a narrow band of forested green space between the Rock Creek Trail just south of Veirs Road and Alderton Road at Norwest Branch Park. About 0.5 mile ...
State: DC, MD Length: 8 miles Surface: Asphalt
Following the route of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad's Metropolitan Branch rail line, the Met Branch Trail is a busy urban rail-with-trail that shares a corridor with Metro's Red Line, MARC commuter service, CSX freight trains and Amtrak. ...
State: VA Length: 18 miles Surface: Asphalt
The 18-mile Mount Vernon Trail is one of the Washington, D.C. Metro area's most popular trials. Just across the Potomac River from D.C. in Virginia, the trail links Theodore Roosevelt Island Park with George Washington's Estate in Mount Vernon. ...
State: MD Length: 4 miles Surface: Asphalt
This North Bethesda Trail is at a short trail that connects North Bethesda with access to the Capital Crescent Trail, primarily by bridging two major highways. The main aspects of this trail are the two pedestrian- and bicycle-only bridges across ...
State: MD Length: 7 miles Surface: Asphalt
The Northwest Branch Trail—an integral part of the Anacostia Tributary Trail System—runs between the Maryland towns of Hyattsville and Silver Spring, linking two bustling suburbs of Washington, DC. The trail is so named because it follows ...
State: MD Length: 0.33 miles Surface: Crushed Stone
The #8 Streetcar Path runs just a short distance (0.33 mile) along part of the route of the former streetcar system that once ran between Catonsville and Ellicott City. The streetcar operated from 1896 to 1963. Also part of the same line is ...
State: VA Length: 11.5 miles Surface: Asphalt
The Ox Road Sidepath is a paved asphalt trail that runs parallel to Ox Rd in Fairfax County. The trails runs from the George Mason University Fairfax Campus to just south of the former Lorton Correctional Facility. The trail connects to the ...
State: MD Length: 2.3 miles Surface: Asphalt
Maryland is home to two Paint Branch Trails, this one in Montgomery County and another farther south in Prince George's County. This Paint Branch Trail offers a well-shaded, paved pathway stretching 2 miles through the northern end of Silver ...
State: MD Length: 3.5 miles Surface: Asphalt
Prince George's County's Paint Branch Trail (not to be confused with Montgomery County's Paint Branch Trail farther north) runs for 3.5 miles between Lake Artemesia and Cherry Hill Neighborhood Park in the Washington, DC suburb of College Park. ...
State: MD Length: 4.5 miles Surface: Asphalt, Concrete, Crushed Stone
The Patuxent Branch Trail is part of a 20-mile trail system over and around the rolling hills of Howard County that follows a former Baltimore and Ohio Railroad line along the Patuxent River. The trail begins in Savage Park. Follow signs along ...
State: PA Length: 8.5 miles Surface: Concrete
This corridor is an 8+ mile section of abandoned Pennsylvania Turnpike (built and never used) and is currently owned by the Southern Alleghenies Conservancy (http://sac-sarcd.org/sac_info.htm). The "trail" is officially closed for liability ...
State: MD Length: 1.5 miles Surface:
This trail is an extension of the existing College Park Trolley Trail : From Metro Washington Council of Governments : Rhode Island Avenue Trolley Trail (Prince George's County) This project will extend the existing Rhode Island Avenue Trolley ...
State: DC Length: 8.5 miles Surface: Asphalt, Dirt
Located in the northwest section of Washington, D.C., Rock Creek Park is the oldest and largest urban park in the national park system. Established in 1890, Rock Creek offers more than 1,700 acres of natural area for a variety of uses. Trails ...
State: MD Length: 14 miles Surface: Asphalt
Rock Creek Trail forms a winding path, at times narrow, through the urban greenway of Rock Creek Regional Park. The trail extends between Needwood Lake northeast of Rockville, MD, and the Washington, D.C., border, 14 miles south. Although the ...
State: MD Length: 1 miles Surface: Asphalt, Dirt, Gravel
The Savage Mill Trail in Savage Park travels along the rolling Patuxent River through the grounds of an old cotton mill. In the early 1800s, Savage was a major manufacturing center, harnessing power produced by the falls on the Little and Middle ...
State: MD Length: 22.1 miles Surface: Dirt
Seneca Creek Greenway Trail was built by a coalition of organizations and follows the meandering Seneca Creek near Germantown, MD, from the Potomac River to State Route 355 (Frederick Road). NOTE: Only parts of the trail are multi-use; horses ...
State: MD Length: 10.2 miles Surface: Asphalt
The Sligo Creek Trail parallels the eponymous waterway from its confluence with the Northwest Branch in Hyattsville to just north of its origin in Wheaton in Montgomery County. Along the way, a number of footbridges cross back and forth over ...
State: MD Length: 10.3 miles Surface:
The South Shore Trail is part of the Grand History Trail concept. For more information, visit www.railstotrails.org/grandhistorytrail: From the Maryland Department of Natural Resources Greenway Commission: The South Shore Trail is a planned ...
State: VA Length: 1.1 miles Surface: Dirt, Grass
The Stafford Farm Connector Trail provides just over a mile of scenic walking or biking through open meadows and gently rolling hills. Highlights of this natural surface path include creek crossings and views of a historic mill.
The Stringfellow Road Sidepath runs for three miles through the Chantilly/Centreville portion of Western Fairfax County in Northern Virginia. This asphalt and concrete trail connects multiple neighborhoods as well as Chantilly High School and ...
State: VA Length: 4.3 miles Surface: Asphalt
This trail runs parallel to the southern 4.5 miles of Sudley Manor Drive in western Prince William County. The trail services a number of the surrounding communities, such as Broadlands, and acts as a recreation and transportation route for ...
State: MD Length: 1.1 miles Surface: Asphalt, Boardwalk
The first thing you may notice about Trolly Line #9 is the boardwalk that curves between the bluffs of massive rock. The granite was hand cut in the 1890s when the electric streetcar rails were built from Ellicott City to Catonsville. Today ...
State: WV Length: 10 miles Surface: Asphalt
The W.Va. Route 9 Bike Path follows the busy thoroughfare from Martinsburg to the Charles Town/Ranson area. The path offers views of mountains and runs through open space with little to no shade. While the southern portion of the trail is fairly ...
State: VA Length: 45 miles Surface: Asphalt, Concrete
The Washington & Old Dominion Trail (W&OD) is one of the suburban Washington, D.C.'s most popular rail-trails. The heavily used trail is frequented by commuters and recreationists alike, and is a fantastic link between Virginia's rural and historical ...
State: VA Length: 2.5 miles Surface: Asphalt
The West Ox Road Sidepath is a short trail paved trail along the West side of West Ox Road. The trail extends from the Oak Hill address of Fairfax County to the Fairfax/Fair Oaks area.
State: MD Length: 22 miles Surface: Asphalt
Plan a full day (or two) for your visit to the Western Maryland Rail Trail, a 22-mile paved route that will take you through several eras of American history. You can access this trail from many points, but the main trailhead is in the quaint ...
White's Mill Trail provides a scenic route through wetlands and residential areas in the rural town of Warrenton. Trail-goers will enjoy the natural beauty of the Cedar Run valley and wildlife viewing along the path.