Initial Sections
Three substantial sections of the trail were in existence when the Potomac Heritage Trail officially became a National Scenic Trail in 1983:
- The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Towpath, which runs 184.5 miles (296.9 km) along the Maryland and D.C. side of the Potomac River from Georgetown in Washington, D.C., to Cumberland, Maryland
- The Mount Vernon Trail in Virginia, which runs 18 miles (29 km) from Rosslyn in Arlington to Mount Vernon, close to the shore of the Potomac
- The Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, running for 70 miles (110 km) in Pennsylvania from Ohiopyle State Park to the Conemaugh Gorge, near Johnstown
These trails have different surfaces: gravel, asphalt, and natural surface, respectively – a fact that illustrates the general heterogeneity of the PHT, compared to other National Scenic Trails.
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