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Billy Goat Trail – Section C (Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park, MD)

On By Andrew WojtanikIn Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park, Easy Hikes, Maryland1 Comment

The Billy Goat Trail is well-known to DC-area hikers, but most hike only one of the trail’s three sections. While Section A is swamped with visitors on any given weekend, Sections B and C are usually quiet and serene. Section C, the closest to DC, covers relatively level terrain above the north banks of the …

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Potomac Heritage Trail – Turkey Run to Scott’s Run (George Washington Memorial Parkway, VA)

On By Andrew WojtanikIn George Washington Memorial Parkway, Moderate Hikes, Scott's Run Nature Preserve4 Comments

This 4.6-mile ramble from Turkey Run Park to Scott’s Run Nature Preserve in McLean, Virginia constitutes the third section of the Potomac Heritage Trail heading westward from Rosslyn in Arlington. (Note: Descriptions of the two preceding sections—Roosevelt Island to Fort Marcy and Fort Marcy to Turkey Run Park—can be found here and here, respectively.) Despite …

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