Potomac Heritage Trail
7.2 mi · ▲ 120 ft · 2 hr 28 min
Potomac Heritage Trail is a 7.2-mile out-and-back in Algonkian Regional Park near Sugarland Run, VA. It is mostly level, with 120 ft of elevation gain. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi187 – 335 ft8.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.05899, -77.37505
Nearest town Sugarland Run, VA
Directions
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Potomac Heritage Trail
7.2 mi · ▲ 120 ft · 2 hr 28 min
Elevation 185–336 ft
Out & Back · Algonkian Regional Park
Trailhead: 39.05899, -77.37505
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:12 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Potomac Heritage Trail, heading S.
- 2.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Connect unblazed trail to Green Trail North, heading E.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Unblazed, no color, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Connector, Yellow to Gravel Road, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto DCWA, heading SW.
- 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Connector, Yellow to Gravel Road, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Unblazed, no color, heading NW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Connect unblazed trail to Green Trail North, heading S.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Potomac Heritage Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 2.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
50% dirt31% gravel19% paved
Weather
Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:12 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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