National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Hiking Trails of Great Falls Maryland Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park F o r d M i n e ! BE PREPARED Mile 15 T + r MARYLAND a i l Conn 0 . 7 Island m Be prepared for the Billy Goat Trail, Section A. i It is a very Physically demanding trail. If you have doubts about your physical ability to climb GREAT FALLS TAVERN over angled rocks and boulders, please consider i m one of the Park's less strenuous trails. 0 VISITOR CENTER . 1 l i a r T r A bicycle detour is provided via Berma Road to e P v i Washington Aqueduct R avoid sections of towpath unsafe for cycling. Observation Deck Access the detour at the Stopgate and Anglers M Inn of the towpath. All cyclists should use Berma Lock 20 a c Road. Go A ld r M t Lo i h Lock 19 L c n d Olmsted o k e e a op 19 L ! 0 oo r o HAZARDS! Island .5 p 3 R m .2 mi B Lock 18 i s l l Bridges v l Great Falls d a F . * ALLOW ENOUGH TIME TO FINISH ENTIRE Overlook Ove rl Virginia Lock 17 o Maryland + o HIKE BEFORE SUNSET. k d Mine Mile 14 T oop VIRGINIA r ine L R * BE PREPARED FOR WEATHER CHANGES AND a ld M i Go r l u 0 Falls EXTREMES. Rocky .4 Sp m Great Falls Islands * CARRY AND DRINK ADEQUATE FLUIDS. Chesapeake & Ohio Canal Overlook STOP GATE * DO NOT DRINK WATER FROM STREAMS, Detour Bridge National Historical Park i RIVER OR CANAL. Lock 16 3 m i 0. m r R * WEAR STURDY HIKING SHOES. pu .2 oc Loc S 3 S kwo k 16 op pu od o r 0 * STAY ON TRAIL AND DO NOT TRAVEL ALONE. B L .2 m i Lock 15 i B e l l e B in * STAY OFF SLIPPERY ROCKS AND CLIFF FACES. y r i c A m y M G c l n V a e d o R D l g a l o e o l a t e l a o G e t d r y u s See reverse for more information. LEGEND r T T 1 S r T . a r TM-1 o 4 p a w i u l m p r i 0 l a i . 0 t W 6 S h . oo m HIKING TRAILS e dland T 5 c Bear Island ra m i FOR EMERGENCIES, CALL 911 Great Falls Park, Virginia t il i i 0 Blazes are 2"x6" painted rectangles o . 7 or 1(866)677-6677 National Park Service n m on trees that mark trails. Double i A Widewater for National Park Ranger Assistance blazes indicate trail intersections 1 + and significant bends in trail. TM-2 Mile 13 Sandy Landing Anglers Inn Spitzbergen Cliffs TOWPATH Sherwin P TM-3 Island TOWPATH MILEAGE + Purplehorse P M o a from start of canal in Georgetown, Beach t cA o rth m er Blvd. Washington, DC B + Mile 12 a il c ly R G i TRAIL MARKER v o + a Mile 11 e Marsden Tract r t T Campground r COMFORT STATION a Vaso il Section North B 1.4 mi Herzog Island HIKING TRAIL ACCESS Offutt Island Island INFORMATION Hermit Non-NPS Island P PARKING Cl Carderock ar PICNIC AREA Perry a B Island Turkey arto RANGER STATION Non-NPS P n Parkway .1 0 .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 1 Mile Island SNACK BAR Non-NPS Mile 10 B + TELEPHONE 1000 0 1000 Meters ill y G n C 1.6 mi WATER oat tio 1:20000 Trail Sec Daniel Young 02' EXPERIENCE YOUR AMERICA TRASH FREE PARK.