Greenbelt Park · Maryland

Dogwood Trail

1.4 mi of trail, end to end · about 70 ft of climbing · 120 ft–164 ft · native surface · trail class Developed · hiking

Dogwood Trail 1.6 miles the Park Service's write-up

30-60 Minutes · dogs allowed

Start Dogwood Trail at Greenbelt Park

Walk the Dogwood Trail through the forest of Greenbelt Park. (1.4 or 1.6 miles)

The trailheads begin in the Dogwood parking area and ends at the Dogwood parking area. Pick up a park brochure (with trail maps and descriptions included in the brochure) and enjoy a 1.4 or 1.6 mile walk.

Parking available at the Dogwood parking area.

Accessibility Trail width is 4 feet with rugged terrain and hills.

This hike on nps.gov

On the parks map

About this trail's facts

The lines are the National Park Service's public trails layer, the trailheads and the waterfalls, views, peaks and historic places along them the Service's public points of interest, read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end. The write-ups are the Service's own "things to do" text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the park's own site before you go.