Segments of the Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail network are managed by many different agencies and organizations, and most benefit from the dedication of many volunteers. For information about a specific segment, please contact the Trail manage.
Pennsylvania
Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail:
Laurel Ridge State Park
Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Recreation
724-455-3755
Pennsylvania / Maryland
Great Allegheny Passage(Cumberland, MD - Pittsburgh, PA):
Allegheny Trail Alliance
888-ATA-BIKE
Maryland / Washington, DC
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Towpath:
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
National Park Service
301-739-4200
Washington, DC
Cultural Tourism DC
District Department of Transportation
Maryland
Prince George's County Potomac Heritage Trail On-Road Bicycling Route:
Maryland Department of Transportation Bicycle Safety
Prince Georges County Department of Public Works and Transportation
Trail routes within Fort Washington Park & Piscataway Park:
National Capital Parks-East
National Park Service
202-690-5185
a Trail route within Nanjemoy Natural Resource Management Area:
Bureau of Land Management-Eastern States
703-339-3463
Southern Maryland Potomac Heritage Trail Bicycling Route:
Southern Maryland Resource Conservation and Development Board
Tri-County Council of Southern Maryland
Maryland State Highway Administration
Southern Maryland Heritage Area Consortium
Virginia
the system of linear parks in eastern Loudoun County:
Loudoun County Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Services
703-777-0343
Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority(Janelia Farm easement, Algonkian Regional Park & Lowe’s Island trail corridor)
703-352-5900
Potomac Heritage Trailwithin the Seneca Tract and related properties (between Seneca Road and Riverbend Park):
Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority
703-352-5900
Trail routesin Riverbend Park and Scott’s Run Nature Preserve:
Fairfax County Park Authority
703-759-9018
Potomac Heritage Trailroute in Great Falls Park:
Great Falls National Park
National Park Service
Potomac Heritage Trail(between Theodore Roosevelt Island and Live Oak Drive) &Mount Vernon Trail:
George Washington Memorial Parkway
National Park Service
703-289-2500
Alexandria Heritage Trail(connecting to the Mount Vernon Trail):
City of Alexandria Department of Transportation and Environmental Services
City of Alexandria Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs
Alexandria Archeology
Potomac Heritage Trailroute in southern Fairfax County (Mount Vernon – Occoquan Regional Park)
Fairfax County Park Authority
703-759-9018
Virginia Department of Transportation
Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority
703-352-5900
existing and planned Potomac Heritage Trail routes in Prince William County:
Prince William County Park Authority
703-792-7060
Prince William County Planning Office
Potomac Communities project
Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation
Virginia Department of Transportation
Prince William Forest Park
National Park Service
Occoquan and Featherstone National Wildlife Refuges
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Government Island Trail & the planned Historic Falmouth-Ferry Farm Trail:
Stafford County Department of Parks and Recreation
540-658-4871
Northern Neck Heritage Trail Bicycling Route Network:
Northern Neck Planning District Commission
Virginia Department of Transportation
Other Components of the National Trails System:
Appalachian National Scenic Trail:
(2.5 miles of the C & O Canal Towpath are used as segments of the Potomac Heritage and the Appalachian national scenic trails, the only such instance in the National Trails System)
Appalachian National Scenic Trail Office
304-535-6278
Appalachian Trail Conservancy
304-535-6331
Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail:
(segments of the Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail within the tidal portion of the Potomac River corridor connect with sites along the Captain John Smith Chesapeake NHT, a water trail)
NPS Chesapeake Bay Program Office
410-267-5720
also see Partners
National Recreational Trails
Various managers: more information here