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This natural surface trail runs 9 miles from the Route 28 Darnestown Road entrance/public parking lot to the C&O Canal Pennyfield Lock/parking lot adjacent to the Potomac River. It is mostly wooded with 1 break for power lines and 4 road crossings. The trail is good for dog walking, hiking, trail biking, and horse trail riding. Hikers may see occasional wildlife including deer, fox, hawks, owls, and great blue heron. The trail is open year-around.
Great place to hike, walk your dog, or go biking. Truly a hidden gem. I’ve lived in the area for more than 10 years and only found out about it now. Will be coming back, especially on such nice days like today.
This has become one of my favorite hiking trails. It splits off in several directions and you never really know where you're going to come out. Some of it goes right behind the Dufief neighborhood. There's always wildlife and the muddy branch there to lower your blood pressure and give you some exercise. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.
I hike with my dog 2-3x/week here because it’s close to us. Very convenient although parking can he tight. It’s a balanced trail: It’s narrow in the beginning but once it opens up it’s very nice. By the creek it’s flat and then you can make the climb up to the wider, slightly more challenging trail.
We mostly go in the mornings because that’s the least busiest. It can get busy in the evenings with hikers, bikers, and other people walking dogs.
Definitely recommend this trail if you haven’t been!
We mostly go in the mornings because that’s the least busiest. It can get busy in the evenings with hikers, bikers, and other people walking dogs.
Definitely recommend this trail if you haven’t been!
Beautiful local trail. Not many scenic views, but good way to enjoy local natural habitat. Visited during cicada's season and kids loved to talk about it, they have learned at school.
Bring your hiking boots, be prepared to get wet, maybe bring some climbing gear or bushwhacking gear. Definitely wear your essential oils bug sprays, anti tick, anti mosquitoes... All the normals for a really wild trail. Kind of surprised this super wild trail is in the middle of such an urban area. Kind of a place for off leash but kind of not, there are plenty of people traveling including people riding horses, people with dogs, hiking, bike riders, all kinds of activity back here, like 8 miles of trails it really goes on and about. There are some trails and marked paths but know this place is full of wild energy,which we all know is the best place to be, so enjoy it fully. There is no real parking you just kind of park off the streets and getting too/from the place by vehicle is a bummer, but totally worth it if you are into just the wild basics of nature with little to no structure of man. We will get better pics next time, we were too busy having fun to snap photos!
Although easily accessible, the entire trail feels very secluded. We saw deer, fish, dragonflies and fireflies. There were not to many people. You could easily spend an entire day exploring here. Make sure you don't forget your camera. You also might want some bug spray. Plenty of mosquitoes out.
