Name: Billy Goat Trail Section B
Rating: 3.9

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Features Birding · Fall Colors · River/Creek · Waterfall · Wildflowers · Wildlife

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This trail is similar to Billy Goat Trail Section A, but less intense and with fewer stretches of rock scrambling. Consequently, the trail is less used than Section A and provides a quieter exploration of the environments of the lower Mather Gorge.

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Land Manager: NPS - Chesapeake & Ohio Canal

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Trail Ratings

3.9 from 12 votes

#3

in Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park-Great Falls

#10434

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3.9 from 12 votes

5 Star		8%
4 Star		75%
3 Star		17%
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1 Star		0%

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#3

in Chesapeake and Ohio Ca…

#124

in Maryland

#10,434

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Oct 4, 2015 near Cabin John, MD

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Jul 13, 2020

Jill Emmell

3mi

Jun 14, 2020

Philip Spiess

Jun 22, 2019

William Smiley

May 19, 2019

Aaron B

Apr 27, 2019

J Weitzner

Rocks in the middle are at times very large with 10 ft scrambling on almost vertical rocks. Start at the east end for more gradual climbs. 1.6mi

Apr 20, 2019

E C

Mar 29, 2019

Lauren Bledsoe

Mar 13, 2019

Megan Barton

Jul 2, 2018

LostDuck Hiker

May 10, 2018

Shadow TheBearded

Mar 11, 2018

Casey Heigh

Dec 28, 2017

philip lz

Dec 25, 2017

Doug Goldring

1.4mi

Dec 23, 2017

Doug Goldring

Aug 6, 2017

Andrew S

Jun 18, 2017

D JACOBSON

Mar 5, 2017

Frank Kuzminski

Feb 25, 2017

Chris McCloud

Did as part of loop on Towpath plus Secs A & B

Feb 24, 2017

Chris McCloud

Did as part of Loop on Towpath as well as Secs A & B

Dec 30, 2016

Kwang Hee Chang

Dec 28, 2016

Kwang Hee Chang

Nov 20, 2016

Henry Henry

Easy but fun trail with a few rocks

Sep 24, 2016

Private User

Sep 17, 2016

George M Clark

Aug 18, 2016

Jessi Watson

Aug 14, 2016

Hannah Wilber

Lots of fun, some mild rock scrambling. Great to follow the water! 1.4mi — 1h 15m

Aug 13, 2016

Leslie Dee

Feb 20, 2016

Kari Wade

Dec 3, 2015

Nelly villegas

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Billy Goat Trail Section B

“A winding trail with a few small rock scrambles along the Potomac through the lower Mather Gorge. ”

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Point to Point

116' 36 m

68' 21 m

84' 26 m

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