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The Tuscarora Trail is a 252-mile (406 km) hiking trail in the eastern United States, following the Appalachian Mountains through portions of Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania. Its route is roughly parallel to, and to the west of, the Appalachian Trail. [1]
Rail trails in Virginia (15 P) Pages in category "Hiking trails in Virginia" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total.
The Potomac Heritage Trail, also known as the Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail or the PHT, is a designated National Scenic Trail corridor spanning parts of the mid-Atlantic region of the United States that will connect various trails and historic sites in Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and the District of Columbia.
The trail sees a variety of user activity, including hiking and backpacking. Since the trail is a circuit, it presents a good opportunity to thru-hike. The trail is well marked by orange blazes and easy to follow. Challenges for the hiker include steep ascents and descents in elevation, rocky terrain, and few water supply points. [3]
Northern Extension (Potomac Heritage Trail), a 10-mile (16 km) unpaved hiking trail beginning at the end of the Mount Vernon Trail northwest of Theodore Roosevelt Island and traveling northwest through Arlington and Fairfax Counties in and near the Potomac River gorge and near the George Washington Memorial Parkway.
The $6.5 million trail was conceived by hiking enthusiast Bill Niedringhaus, president of Fairfax Trails and Streams, in 1997. [5] [6] He noticed a nearly continuous stretch of publicly owned land across the county which already contained 26.5 miles of discontinuos trail and he presented the idea to the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors at a park bond hearing in 1998, enlisting the support ...