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Algonkian Regional Park

Potomac Heritage Trail

7.7 mi · ▲ 194 ft · 2 hr 40 min

Potomac Heritage Trail is a 7.7-mile out-and-back in Algonkian Regional Park near Sugarland Run, VA. It is mostly level, with 194 ft of elevation gain. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi187 – 377 ft8.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.05349, -77.38204
Nearest town Sugarland Run, VA
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Potomac Heritage Trail

7.7 mi · ▲ 194 ft · 2 hr 40 min

Elevation 185–376 ft

Out & Back · Algonkian Regional Park

Trailhead: 39.05349, -77.38204

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:12 PM

Transit-accessible: Our Lady of Hope stop 388 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.3 miSharp right, heading E.
  3. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Potomac Heritage Trail, heading E.
  4. 1.6 miBear left, heading E.
  5. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Connect unblazed trail to Green Trail North, heading NE.
  6. 500 ftContinue straight onto Unblazed, no color, heading E.
  7. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Connector, Yellow to Gravel Road, heading W.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left onto Yellow Trail to West Gravel Road, heading SE.
  9. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right onto Connector, Yellow to Gravel Road, heading NE.
  11. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Unblazed, no color, heading W.
  12. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Connect unblazed trail to Green Trail North, heading NW.
  13. 500 ftContinue straight onto Potomac Heritage Trail, heading NW.
  14. 0.9 miBear right, heading W.
  15. 1.9 miSharp left, heading W.
  16. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/potomac-heritage-trail-out-back-12-km-3894

Trail surface

48% gravel34% dirt12% paved6% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:12 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Our Lady of Hope stop 388 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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