Potomac Heritage Trail
6.2 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 2 hr 5 min
Potomac Heritage Trail is a 6.2-mile out-and-back in Algonkian Regional Park near Lowes Island, VA. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Potomac Heritage Trail
6.2 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 2 hr 5 min
Elevation 191–257 ft
Out & Back · Algonkian Regional Park
Trailhead: 39.05257, -77.35572
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:12 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Potomac Heritage Trail, heading W.
- 2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Bridge Spur Trail, heading N.
- 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Potomac Heritage Trail, heading E.
- 1.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 6:47 PM for the 7:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:33 PM — 5 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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