Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail - Maps (U.S. National Park Service)

To view a map of the Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail network, click on the view map button above. To download digital files of the Trail network and the Great Allegheny Passage created by staff of the Harpers Ferry Center, National Park Service, click here; after reading the Introduction, click on Enter NPS Maps, then Parks A-Z, then P, then Potomac Heritage NST. The Harpers Ferry Center Web site also includes maps for the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal NHP and other places managed by the National Park Service. Some maps for specific Trail segments can also be found on Web sites of Trail management partners and others are posted below.

Potomac Heritage Trail in the Virginia Piedmont: Click here to download a map, completed in 2011, of the PHT corridor between White's Ferry and the American Legion Bridge (i.e., I-495) in eastern Loudoun and northern Fairfax counties, Virginia (490 KB; PDF; 8.5 x 14 inches). A brochure, including the map, is available from Visit Loudoun and through the Trail Office.

Northern Neck, Virginia: Click here to view or download a brochure, revised in 2011, about the Northern Neck Heritage Trail Bicycling Route Network (3.5 MB;17.5 x 21.5 inches). Completed initially in 2009 through a partnership with BikeWalk Virginia, the brochure is available from the Northern Neck Tourism Commission, many locations on the Northern Neck, and through the Trail Office. Please note: Sections of Route 3 in Westmoreland County are used by vehicles traveling at high speeds and do not include shoulders or lanes for bicyclists.

Prince William County, Virginia: Click here to view or download a brochure, completed in 2009, of existing and planned sections of the Trail network in Prince William County, Virginia (3.2 MB, 8.5 x 14 inches). The brochure is available at the National Park Service Prince William Forest Park Visitor Center, at the Prince William County Visitor Center in the Town of Occoquan, and at other locations.

Prince Georges County, Maryland: A brochure illustrating an on-road bicycling route connecting parks, public landings and historic sites in southern Prince George's County, Maryland, is available at the National Park Service Fort Washington Park Visitor Center; you can also download a map of the route (side B of the brochure, a 4.2 MB PDF file) by clicking here. A cue sheet for the route is also available on the Web site for the Oxon Hill Bicycle and Trail Club.

Regional Maps

Parks and regional trails in the Potomac River corridor between the Piedmont and the Paw Paw Bends

Intended for use by a variety of National Park Service offices and partner organizations and agencies, the first edition of this base map includes regional trails and state- and nationally-significant places in an area often fragmented by state boundaries. Click here for a pdf version (2MB reduced file size in pdf; 15 1/2 x 16 1/2 inches print version). If you would like to receive a copy of the production files on a compact disk, click on "contact us" and send a note with your request.

Civil War Defenses of Washington Hiking and Bicycling Map

Click here to download a map that can be used to explore the Civil War Defenses of Washington (1.1 MB in pdf; 15 1/2 x 16 1/2 inches print version). Completed in mid-2010 with support from the Connect Trails to Parks Program, the map is published as side B of a two-sided brochure and illustrates a route for hiking on trails and sidewalks in the District of Columbia, as well as bicycling routes in the District and in Virginia.

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