Potomac Heritage Trail - Completed and Planned Sections

Completed and Planned Sections

The entire Potomac Heritage Trail consists of the following sections:

  • the 70-mile (110 km) Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, within Laurel Ridge State Park in Pennsylvania.
  • the 150-mile (240 km) Great Allegheny Passage, between Cumberland, Maryland, and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This is a system of seven trails managed by an alliance of organizations and agencies.
  • the 184.5-mile (296.9 km) Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Towpath within Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park, in Allegany, Washington, Frederick, and Montgomery counties in Maryland, and Washington, D.C.
  • a 15-mile (24 km) linear park system in Loudoun County, Virginia.
  • 7.7 miles (12.4 km) of trails within Riverbend Park, Great Falls Park, and Scott's Run Nature Preserve in northern Fairfax County, Virginia.
  • two partially completed routes within the District of Columbia – the 23-mile (37 km) Fort Circle Parks Trail, part of the Civil War Defenses of Washington, and a multi-use route between Georgetown and Oxon Cove Park, including areas along the Anacostia River.
  • the 18.5-mile (29.8 km) Mount Vernon Trail and the 10-mile (16 km) Potomac Heritage Trail within George Washington Memorial Parkway in Arlington and Fairfax counties, Virginia.
  • a 27-mile (43 km) Potomac Heritage Trail On-Road Bicycling Route in Prince George's County, Maryland.
  • a 1-mile (1.6 km) trail along the north shore of Piscataway Creek in Piscataway Park in Prince George's County, Maryland.
  • a 2-mile (3.2 km) route within the Nanjemoy Natural Resource Management Area, in Charles County, Maryland.
  • the Southern Maryland Potomac Heritage Trail Bicycling Route in Charles and St. Mary's counties in Maryland.
  • two 4.5-mile (7.2 km) routes in Prince William Forest Park and a partially completed 8-mile (13 km) route, between Leesylvania State Park and Belmont Bay, in Prince William County, Virginia.
  • the 23-mile (37 km) Alexandria Heritage Trail in Alexandria, Virginia.
  • the Government Island Trail, the planned 5-mile (8.0 km) Historic Falmouth-Ferry Farm Trail, and the Aquia Creek Water Trail, all in Stafford County, Virginia.
  • the Northern Neck Heritage Trail Bicycling Route Network in Westmoreland, Northumberland, Lancaster, and Richmond counties, all in Virginia.

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