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Favorite Fire road leading north from Compton Gap Parking Area.
Intermediate Intermediate

Compton Gap to Compton Peak

2.3 mi 3.7 km 617' Up 187.93 m Up 617' Down 188.17 m Down

Front R…, VA
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Favorite Great Falls locks (and fugitive waterfall).
Easy Easy

Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Loop

1.6 mi 2.6 km 51' Up 15.42 m Up 50' Down 15.39 m Down

Potomac, MD
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Favorite Foggy Lake Mercer on a warm, January day.
Easy/Intermediate Easy/Intermediate

South Run - Mercer Lake Loop Route

4.3 mi 6.9 km 165' Up 50.27 m Up 165' Down 50.42 m Down

Burke, VA
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Favorite Co-Op Trail
Easy/Intermediate Easy/Intermediate

CoOp Out & Back w/ Trooper Tribute Loop

4.3 mi 6.9 km 151' Up 46.05 m Up 150' Down 45.67 m Down

Chester…, VA
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Favorite Calvert Cliffs State Park - Lusby, Maryland
Easy/Intermediate Easy/Intermediate

Red Trail

3.8 mi 6.1 km 157' Up 47.92 m Up 157' Down 47.9 m Down

Lusby, MD
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Favorite Susquehanna State Park
Easy Easy

Lower Susquehanna Heritage Greenway Trail

4.8 mi 7.8 km 14' Up 4.16 m Up 14' Down 4.17 m Down

Havre d…, MD
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Favorite Georgetown from TR Island
Easy/Intermediate Easy/Intermediate

Roosevelt Island Loop

1.7 mi 2.7 km 36' Up 10.93 m Up 36' Down 10.85 m Down

Washing…, DC
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Favorite Great Falls is truly a magnificent place to hike or run.
Easy Easy

Short Overlook Loop

1.4 mi 2.2 km 26' Up 7.98 m Up 26' Down 7.78 m Down

Great F…, VA
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Favorite Beautiful view of Roland Run from the yellow trail
Intermediate Intermediate

Tour of Lake Roland

4.0 mi 6.5 km 211' Up 64.21 m Up 210' Down 64.11 m Down

Mays Ch…, MD
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Favorite Leave nothing but footprints
Intermediate Intermediate

Cabin Branch - Hard Rock Loop

4.6 mi 7.4 km 365' Up 111.23 m Up 369' Down 112.35 m Down

Germantown, MD
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Favorite The South portion of the trail is much more exposed than the North end.
Easy/Intermediate Easy/Intermediate

Lands Run Falls

1.2 mi 1.9 km 289' Up 88.06 m Up 289' Down 88.04 m Down

Front R…, VA
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Favorite Wooden feature
Intermediate Intermediate

Glover-Archbold Trail

3.0 mi 4.9 km 370' Up 112.89 m Up 53' Down 16.25 m Down

Washington, DC
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Favorite Panorama shot from the shady bench.
Intermediate Intermediate

Sky Meadows - East Side Trails Loop

4.0 mi 6.4 km 581' Up 177.15 m Up 582' Down 177.27 m Down

Shenand…, VA
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Favorite Strolling through the National Arboretum.
Easy Easy

National Arboretum Figure-Eight

2.0 mi 3.2 km 209' Up 63.73 m Up 207' Down 62.98 m Down

Washington, DC
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Favorite The back road less traveled
Easy/Intermediate Easy/Intermediate

Manassas Battlefield Bridle Trail Loop

10.8 mi 17.4 km 477' Up 145.24 m Up 477' Down 145.3 m Down

Bull Run, VA
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Favorite Very easy trail the majority of the way. I saw a few road bikes that werent struggling at all.
Easy/Intermediate Easy/Intermediate

C&O Canal: Lock 45 to Lock 50

4.5 mi 7.3 km 84' Up 25.61 m Up 84' Down 25.67 m Down

William…, MD
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Favorite Ice crystals, Quantico Creek, Prince William Forest Park, Triangle, Virginia
Easy Easy

Farms to Forest Complete Loop

2.9 mi 4.7 km 157' Up 47.74 m Up 157' Down 47.81 m Down

Indepen…, VA
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Favorite White Ibis (imm.), Eudocimus albus; Merkle Wildlife Management Area" by Matt Tillett (https://tinyurl.com/wq38fbn), Flickr licensed under CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/).
Easy Easy

Merkle Loop

3.4 mi 5.4 km 79' Up 24.09 m Up 78' Down 23.72 m Down

Dunkirk, MD
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Favorite Overlook view of Cunningham Falls
Intermediate Intermediate

Cunningham Falls Out-and-Back

1.2 mi 2.0 km 142' Up 43.4 m Up 142' Down 43.29 m Down

Thurmont, MD
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Favorite Ridge lines in the distance from North Marshall Mountain Lookout. with permission from rootboy
Intermediate Intermediate

North Marshall

0.6 mi 1.0 km 152' Up 46.21 m Up 151' Down 46.08 m Down

Washington, VA
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Favorite Boardwalk along the bay on the Bayview Trail
Easy/Intermediate Easy/Intermediate

Mason Neck Marsh Loop

2.8 mi 4.5 km 81' Up 24.83 m Up 81' Down 24.83 m Down

Woodbridge, VA
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Favorite Fire road leading north from Compton Gap Parking Area.
Intermediate Intermediate

Compton Gap North

1.5 mi 2.4 km 235' Up 71.73 m Up 235' Down 71.72 m Down

Front R…, VA
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Favorite Western Ridge Trail Moderate (upper). Some trunk-jumping and semi-steep descent/ascents.
Easy Easy

TRACK Trail

1.9 mi 3.1 km 19' Up 5.66 m Up 19' Down 5.7 m Down

Washington, DC
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Favorite Capitol stones in Rock Creek Park.
Intermediate Intermediate

Rapids Bridge Loop

2.0 mi 3.1 km 241' Up 73.47 m Up 239' Down 72.99 m Down

Washington, DC
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Favorite No defined trails. Little signs of use. Easy hike with little kids.
Easy/Intermediate Easy/Intermediate

Seth Demo Forest Loop

1.6 mi 2.5 km 21' Up 6.35 m Up 20' Down 6.11 m Down

Easton, MD
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Favorite White-tailed deer in Rock Creek Park.
Intermediate Intermediate

Milkhouse Ford Loop

1.7 mi 2.7 km 253' Up 77.07 m Up 257' Down 78.29 m Down

Washington, DC
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Favorite Great Falls is truly a magnificent place to hike or run.
Easy Easy

Great Falls Overlooks Out and Back

3.8 mi 6.1 km 45' Up 13.72 m Up 45' Down 13.65 m Down

Great F…, VA
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Favorite The Hickerson trailhead is marked by this post.
Intermediate Intermediate

Lands Run Gap to Hickerson Hollow

2.1 mi 3.4 km 565' Up 172.13 m Up 566' Down 172.39 m Down

Front R…, VA
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