Running Around Town:  Washington, D.C. 

Greenbelt Park Perimeter Trail
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Yellow blaze, natural surface, wooded, hilly
Segment in Feet Cumulative Feet Feet Remaining Segment in Miles Cumulative Miles Miles Remaining
Trail Head at Park entrance road; mile mark 0.0 0 28,568 0.00 5.43
Trail splits; bear R 3,405 3,405 25,163 0.64 0.64 4.79
Trail merges; bear R 417 3,822 24,746 0.08 0.72 4.71
Trail to park rd & Laurel Picnic area parking 478 4,300 24,268 0.09 0.81 4.62
Trail X; left to stay on Yellow Tr 799 5,099 23,469 0.15 0.96 4.47
pipe & earth bridge 1,176 6,275 22,293 0.22 1.18 4.25
small wooden bridge 1,138 7,413 21,155 0.22 1.40 4.03
stone and wood bridge over Still Creek tributary 565 7,978 20,590 0.11 1.51 3.92
BL to stay on TR; Trail X to Park Central Rd on R 301 8,279 20,289 0.06 1.57 3.86
Trail X at T; turn R 1,914 10,193 18,375 0.36 1.93 3.50
Park Central Rd & vehicle barrier 215 10,408 18,160 0.04 1.97 3.46
Trail X; L to stay on Y; S to go to camp 77 10,485 18,083 0.01 1.98 3.45
2 Mile Marker 69 10,554 18,014 0.01 1.99 3.44
begin wooden bridge 2,485 13,039 15,529 0.47 2.46 2.97
end wooden bridge 218 13,257 15,311 0.04 2.50 2.93
Trail X at T; R to stay on Y horse trail; L to road 88 13,345 15,223 0.02 2.52 2.91
Trail X to houses on L 454 13,799 14,769 0.09 2.61 2.82
wooden bridge over tributary to Deep Creek 985 14,784 13,784 0.19 2.80 2.63
3 Mile Marker 1,198 15,982 12,586 0.23 3.03 2.40
small wooden bridge 89 16,071 12,497 0.02 3.05 2.38
Trail X & pipe bridge; R to stay on Y 545 16,616 11,952 0.10 3.15 2.28
Trail X; BL to stay on Y; BR to camping 70 16,686 11,882 0.01 3.16 2.27
Trail X; R toward campgrounds 3,285 19,971 8,597 0.62 3.78 1.65
Trail X; Blueberry Tr is concurrent and on R 389 20,360 8,208 0.07 3.85 1.58
wooden bridge 64 20,424 8,144 0.01 3.86 1.57
Trail X & wooden Br; BL to stay on Y; Blueberry Tr on R 256 20,680 7,888 0.05 3.91 1.52
wooden bridge over Still Creek 470 21,150 7,418 0.09 4.00 1.43
4 Mile Marker 210 21,360 7,208 0.04 4.04 1.39
Trail X; shortcut to Dogwood Tr Long loop 399 21,759 6,809 0.08 4.12 1.31
Trail X on R; unmaintained to Dogwood Tr 506 22,265 6,303 0.10 4.22 1.21
Trail X on R; unmaintained to Dogwood Tr 1,196 23,461 5,107 0.23 4.45 0.98
Trail X on L to Apartments (unmaintained) 568 24,029 4,539 0.11 4.56 0.87
Trail X; BL to stay on Tr; BR to Dogwood Tr 129 24,158 4,410 0.02 4.58 0.85
Trail X on L to Apartments (unmaintained) 190 24,348 4,220 0.04 4.62 0.81
Trail X & wooden Br; BL to stay on Y Tr; R to Park Rd 1,038 25,386 3,182 0.20 4.82 0.61
Trail X; BL to stay on Y Tr; R to Park Rd 70 25,456 3,112 0.01 4.83 0.60
Trail X; R to stay on Y Tr; S to Apartments 37 25,493 3,075 0.01 4.84 0.59
wooden bridge; NW Branch Still Creek 1,199 26,692 1,876 0.23 5.07 0.36
5 Mile Marker 196 26,888 1,680 0.04 5.11 0.32
wooden bridge 767 27,655 913 0.15 5.26 0.17
wooden bridge near Park Central Road 201 27,856 712 0.04 5.30 0.13
Park Entrance Road & 5.5 Mile Marker; loop end 712 28,568 0 0.13 5.43 0.00
  Total 28,568     5.43    
 

 


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Last modified: September 26, 2006