Rock Creek Park -
Valley Trail (DC/MD Border to Pulpit Rock)
<- See MapNatural surface, wooded, both flat (northern) & very hilly (southern) sections; blue blazes |
Segment in Miles | Cumulative Miles | Miles Remaining |
| Valley Trail and Western Ridge Trail Head; DC/MD Border Parking | 0.00 | 4.73 | |
| Western Ridge Trail at parking | 0.01 | 0.01 | 4.72 |
| Boundary Bridge | 0.03 | 0.04 | 4.69 |
| Trail X | 0.02 | 0.06 | 4.67 |
| Boundary trail X ? on L | 0.13 | 0.19 | 4.54 |
| Boundary trail X ? on L | 0.01 | 0.20 | 4.53 |
| Trail X ramp to West Beach Dr | 0.46 | 0.66 | 4.07 |
| West Beach Dr underpass | 0.04 | 0.70 | 4.03 |
| Trail X ramp to West Beach Dr & wooden bridge | 0.04 | 0.74 | 3.99 |
| Trail X side TR on L | 0.13 | 0.87 | 3.86 |
| rock cliff, begin climb | 0.10 | 0.97 | 3.76 |
| Pine TR X | 0.33 | 1.30 | 3.43 |
| Trail X on R for overlook | 0.08 | 1.38 | 3.35 |
| Trail X to Riley Spring Bridge; sign 1.6 to Military Rd & 1.4 back to Boundary Br | 0.10 | 1.48 | 3.25 |
| wooden bog bridge | 0.10 | 1.58 | 3.15 |
| Holly Trail on L | 0.33 | 1.91 | 2.82 |
| TR to Sherrill Dr splits-off to L | 0.06 | 1.97 | 2.76 |
| underpass Sherril Dr | 0.02 | 1.99 | 2.74 |
| TR from Sherrill Dr merges from L | 0.02 | 2.01 | 2.72 |
| Whittier Trail X on L | 0.03 | 2.04 | 2.69 |
| TR X on R to Rolling Meadow Bridge | 0.33 | 2.37 | 2.36 |
| wooden bridge & side trail to Milkhouse Ford on R | 0.27 | 2.64 | 2.09 |
| wooden bridge | 0.18 | 2.82 | 1.91 |
| TR X on R to bathroom (open year-round) | 0.01 | 2.83 | 1.90 |
| BL at open area near Beach Dr & parking (picnic 6) | 0.11 | 2.94 | 1.79 |
| L on Beach Dr; trail is on road; Military Rd underpass | 0.17 | 3.11 | 1.62 |
| Joyce Rd | 0.12 | 3.23 | 1.50 |
| paved trail ends | 0.02 | 3.25 | 1.48 |
| Park Police Station on road | 0.15 | 3.40 | 1.33 |
| R at wooden bridge to stay on Valley Trail | 0.29 | 3.69 | 1.04 |
| Trail X on R to Rapids Bridge on R | 0.21 | 3.90 | 0.83 |
| Trail X to Boulder Bridge on R | 0.43 | 4.33 | 0.40 |
| Pulpit Rock & Theodore Roosevelt Trail | 0.40 | 4.73 | 0.00 |
| Total | 4.73 | ||