Potomac Heritage Trail

5.7 mi · ▲ 119 ft · 1 hr 58 min

Potomac Heritage Trail is a 5.7-mile out-and-back near Sugarland Run, VA. It is mostly level, with 119 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi187 – 335 ft6.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.04345, -77.36551
Nearest town Sugarland Run, VA

Directions

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Potomac Heritage Trail

5.7 mi · ▲ 119 ft · 1 hr 58 min

Elevation 185–336 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.04345, -77.36551

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

Transit-accessible: stop 716 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 500 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 0.7 miBear right onto Potomac Heritage Trail, heading E.
  4. 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
  5. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  6. 400 ftTurn left, heading E.
  7. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Connect unblazed trail to Green Trail North, heading NE.
  8. 500 ftContinue straight onto Unblazed, no color, heading NE.
  9. 0.3 miSharp left onto Connector, Yellow to Gravel Road, heading SW.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto DCWA, heading SW.
  11. 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 300 ftContinue straight onto Connector, Yellow to Gravel Road, heading NW.
  13. 50 ftSharp right onto Unblazed, no color, heading NW.
  14. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Connect unblazed trail to Green Trail North, heading S.
  15. 500 ftContinue straight onto Potomac Heritage Trail, heading NW.
  16. 0.5 miBear left, heading SW.
  17. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  18. 400 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  19. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  20. 0.9 miBear left, heading W.
  21. 0.7 miTurn right, heading SW.
  22. 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

62% dirt8% gravel6% paved24% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:12 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 716 m from the trailhead

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