Tag Archives: Great Falls Park

Riverbend Road Trail (Great Falls Park, VA)

Posted on February 7, 2019 by Andrew Wojtanik

The Riverbend Road Trail is easily the least interesting of the hikes in northern Virginia’s Great Falls Park and is largely out of the way of the other trails in the park. Those seeking to conquer every trail in the … Continue reading →

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Mine Run Trail (Great Falls Park, VA)

Posted on February 2, 2019 by Andrew Wojtanik

The Mine Run Trail is an oft-forgotten path nestled in the northwest section of Great Falls Park, away from the namesake waterfall, Mather Gorge, and Potomac River. Mine Run, nonetheless, is a lovely tributary of the Potomac and is the … Continue reading →

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Great Falls Overlooks (Great Falls Park, VA)

Posted on April 24, 2016 by Andrew Wojtanik

It must have come as a surprise to early pioneers in the area northwest of present-day Washington, DC—where the Potomac River is mostly calm, wide, and still—to find a sudden, powerful plunge impassable by boat. Owing to a geomorphologic break … Continue reading →

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Great Falls Loop, including Difficult Run Trail (Great Falls Park, VA)

Posted on December 14, 2015 by Andrew Wojtanik

Most outdoor types in the Washington, DC area will know the famously rugged Billy Goat Trail on the Maryland side of Great Falls. Across the river, however, is an equally—if not more—scintillating loop hike around Virginia’s Great Falls Park, featuring … Continue reading →

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Riverbend Park Loop (Riverbend Park, VA)

Posted on September 4, 2015 by Andrew Wojtanik

While not nearly as stunning as its southern neighbor Great Falls Park, northern Virginia’s Riverbend Park covers similar terrain with fewer crowds. A 3.7-mile circuit around the park—covering the Bootlegger Trail and a section of the Potomac Heritage Trail—covers the … Continue reading →

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