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Best Hiking Trails Near Washington D.C.

Default image for Gerhard Shelter Hike, a 9.9-mile trail in Wardensville, West Virginia (US)
  • 9.9 mi
  • Hard
  • Loop

Gerhard Shelter Hike

Wardensville, West Virginia

3.89
Default image for Sugar Knob Hike, a 9.8-mile trail in Wardensville, West Virginia (US)
  • 9.8 mi
  • Moderate
  • Loop

Sugar Knob Hike

Wardensville, West Virginia

3.58
Default image for Halfmoon Mountain Loop, a 8.9-mile trail in Wardensville, West Virginia (US)
  • 8.9 mi
  • Hard
  • Loop

Halfmoon Mountain Loop

Wardensville, West Virginia

5.0
Default image for Little Sluice Hike, a 12.7-mile trail in Alonzaville, Virginia (US)
  • 12.7 mi
  • Strenuous
  • Loop

Little Sluice Hike

Alonzaville, Virginia

3.29
Default image for Hogback Mountain via Charcoal Trail, a 4.5-mile trail in Fort Loudon, Pennsylvania (US)
  • 4.5 mi
  • Moderate
  • Out-and-Back

Hogback Mountain via Charcoal Trail

Fort Loudon, Pennsylvania

0
Default image for Massanutten Storybook Trail, a 0.6-mile trail in Luray, Virginia (US)
  • 0.6 mi
  • Easy
  • Out-and-Back

Massanutten Storybook Trail

Luray, Virginia

0
Default image for Little Schloss Hike, a 12.3-mile trail in Maurertown, Virginia (US)
  • 12.3 mi
  • Hard
  • Loop

Little Schloss Hike

Maurertown, Virginia

3.76
Default image for Mill Mountain Hike, a 11.8-mile trail in Columbia Furnace, Virginia (US)
  • 11.8 mi
  • Strenuous
  • Loop

Mill Mountain Hike

Columbia Furnace, Virginia

4.09
Default image for Big Mountain Overlook, a 0.1-mile trail in Fort Loudon, Pennsylvania (US)
  • 0.1 mi
  • Easy
  • Out-and-Back

Big Mountain Overlook

Fort Loudon, Pennsylvania

5.0
Default image for Browns Hollow Hike, a 10.7-mile trail in Stanley, Virginia (US)
  • 10.7 mi
  • Hard
  • Out-and-Back

Browns Hollow Hike

Stanley, Virginia

3.77
Default image for Emerald Pond Hike, a 8.3-mile trail in Stanley, Virginia (US)
  • 8.3 mi
  • Moderate
  • Loop

Emerald Pond Hike

Stanley, Virginia

3.33
Default image for Mill Mountain & Little Stony Creek Loop, a 11.8-mile trail in Maurertown, Virginia (US)
  • 11.8 mi
  • Hard
  • Loop

Mill Mountain & Little Stony Creek Loop

Maurertown, Virginia

0
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