Hiking Trails in McLean, VA

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The Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail was designated a unit of the National System by an act of Congress in...

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Columbia Island came into being in 1916, when the Potomac River was dredged and the spoils piled up on the Virginia...

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General Description The Billygoat Trail is one of the area's most popular hikes. Scenic views that include the P...

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Begin this hike along the towpath of the historic Cheasapeake and Ohio Canal, completed in 1850 after 22 years ...

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Washington's stream valley parks are a world apart from the city streets that are within earshot throughout this 72...

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Within the park there is decent network of trails to ride. Nothing technically really. It\'s a fun ride in th...

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Panel 1 - plaque on the C&O tow path: Life was very different around the Great Falls Tavern during the canal era. The...

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The main attraction at Blockhouse Point Park is two viewpoints looking down on the Potomac River and C&O canal ...

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Metro-area hikers owe Theodore Roosevelt and his distant relative Franklin Delano Roosevelt at least a grateful nod...

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The Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Association purchased this 88.5-acre island in 1932 and dedicated it to the pub...

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For a short and exotic urban hike thats wonderfully non-urban, visit Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens and Park, on the An...

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The trail is a great, cheap, 3 day weekend (or less, depending how fast, and how far you want to go) getaway ...

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Variety is the word to describe this hike. Descend to Difficult Run and follow it as it winds to the Potomac Ri...

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The 7.3-mile hike is a counterclockwise loop with about 1,100 feet of elevation change. It starts and ends in the r...

Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail