Places To Go

The Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail is a 900-mile braided network of trails between the mouth of the Potomac River and the Allegheny Highlands. The Trail corridor spans across five physiographic provinces, three states, the nation’s capital, and 20 other units of the national park system.

To begin exploring places to go along the Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail corridor, click on a box below.

 

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Some of the highlights include:

• Hikes:
  Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail and Dahlgren Railroad Heritage Trail

• Visitor Services:
  Western Maryland Railway Station Visitors’ Center and Museum, Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Information Center, and Frederick Douglass NHS Visitor Center

• Historic Sites:
  Mount Vernon Estate and Woodlawn & Pope-Leighey House