Madison's Escape Trail & Potomac Heritage Trail Loop is a 2.1-mile loop in Riverbend Park near Great Falls, MD. It is mostly level, with 195 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi151 – 315 ft · steepest grade: 19%2.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Bliss Road 39.00847, -77.25772
Nearest town Great Falls, MD
Directions
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Madison's Escape Trail & Potomac Heritage Trail Loop
2.1 mi · ▲ 195 ft · 48 min
Elevation 151–315 ft
Loop · Riverbend Park
Trailhead: Bliss Road · 39.00847, -77.25772
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:11 PM
- Start on Bliss Road & Bootlegger Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Bootlegger Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Weant Drive, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Follow the Hollows Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Madison's Escape Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Potomac Heritage Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 300 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 350 ftSharp right onto Bootlegger Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
89% dirt4% gravel2% paved5% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:11 PM
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