51 Trails in Washington, District of Columbia
| Rank | Trail Name | Difficulty | Length (mi) | Rating | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Fountainhead Regional Park | Intermediate | 13.0 |   |
Fairfax |
| 2. | Wakefield | Intermediate | 7 |  |
Annandale |
| 3. | Fairland Recreational Park | Intermediate | 10.0 | |
Burtonsville |
| 4. | Lake Fairfax | Intermediate | 10 | |
Reston |
| 5. | Lake Accotink Network | Beginner | 6.0 | |
Springfield |
| 6. | Colvin Run Trail | Beginner | 4.0 | |
Reston |
| 7. | Schaeffer Farms | Intermediate | 10 | |
Germantown |
| 8. | Rosaryville State Park | Intermediate | 10 | |
Upper Marlboro |
| 9. | Meadowood | Beginner | 5.0 | |
Lorton |
| 10. | Difficult Run | Beginner | 10.0 | |
Fairfax County |
| 11. | Black Hill Regional Park | Beginner | 12.0 | |
Germantown |
| 12. | Laurel Hill Park | Beginner | 9.0 | |
Lorton |
| 13. | Seneca Creek State Park Trail | Beginner | 7.0 | |
Germantown |
| 14. | South Germantown Pump Track | Intermediate | 0.0 | |
Germantown |
| 15. | Muddy Branch Greenway Trail | Intermediate | 10.0 | |
Darnestown |
| 16. | Ronald C. McDonnell Campground Loop | Intermediate | 3.0 | |
Bethesda |
| 17. | Seneca Bluffs Trail | Intermediate | 8.0 | |
Darnestown |
| 18. | Seneca Ridge Trail (Seneca Creek State Park Trail) | Intermediate | 6.0 | |
Germantown |
| 19. | Cedarville State Forest | Beginner | 12.0 | |
Waldorf |
| 20. | C&O Canal | Easiest | 183.0 | |
Washington |
| 21. | Cabin John Trail | Intermediate | 8.0 | |
Bethesda |
| 22. | Wincopin (Savage) Trail | Intermediate | 6.0 | |
Columbia |
| 23. | River Road Dirt Section | Easiest | 5.0 | |
Poolesville |
| 24. | Lake Needwood Trails | Beginner | 7.0 | |
Rockville |
| 25. | Hoyles Mill Connector | Beginner | 8.0 | |
Germantown |
| 26. | Seneca Creek Greenway Trail | Beginner | 7.0 | |
Gaithersburg |
| 27. | Ten Mile Creek (Black Hill Regional Park) | Beginner | 6.0 | |
Boyds |
| 28. | Mill Creek Park Dirt Jumps | Advanced | 1.0 | |
Annandale |
| 29. | Great Falls National Park | Intermediate | 6.0 | |
Mclean |
| 30. | Fort Circle Trail / Fort Dupont Park | Beginner | 8.0 | |
Washington |
| 31. | Burke Lake | Easiest | 4 | |
Burke |
| 32. | L. F. Cosca Regional Park | Beginner | 5.0 | |
Clinton |
| 33. | 495 Jump Trail | Easiest | 3 | |
Annandale / Fairfax |
| 34. | Odenton Park | Beginner | 4.0 | |
Odenton |
| 35. | Little Bennett Regional Park | Beginner | 10.0 | |
Clarksburg |
| 36. | Cosca Regional Park | Beginner | 6.0 | |
Clinton |
| 37. | Clopper Lake (Seneca Creek State Park Trail) | Beginner | 3.0 | |
Germantown |
| 38. | South Run Valley Stream | Easiest | 15.0 | |
Fairfax |
| 39. | BWI Trail | Easiest | 41.0 | |
Baltimore |
| 40. | Creekside Trail (Little falls park) | Beginner | 1.0 | |
Bethesda |
| 41. | Arundel HS Trails | Intermediate | 12.0 | |
Odenton |
| 42. | Lake Elkhorn, Columbia | Easiest | 6.0 | |
Columbia |
| 43. | Loughborough mill | Intermediate | 0.0 | |
Bethesda |
| 44. | Rocky Gorge Reservoir | 2.0 | |
Laurel | |
| 45. | Pepco | Beginner | 6.0 | |
North Potomac |
| 46. | Mason Neck State Park | 3.0 | |
Lorton | |
| 47. | 495 Downhill | 0.0 | |
Annandale | |
| 48. | Northwest Branch Trail | 4.0 | |
Silver spring | |
| 49. | Watts Branch Forest Preserve | 1.0 | |
Rockville | |
| 50. | Beavertale Trail | 1.1 | |
Rockville |
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