Great Falls Park · Virginia

Patowmack Canal Trail

1.5 mi of trail, end to end · 10 ft of descent · 133 ft–151 ft · native surface · trail class Developed, Highly Developed · hiking

HistoryExhibitsVisitor centers

150 ft 151 ft · 0.2 mi high 151 ft

Along the way High Watermarks Exhibit Anderson House (Matildaville) Dickey's Barn (Matildaville) Dickey's Inn (Matildaville) Lower Guard Gate Matildaville (ruins) Spring House (Matildaville) Storehouse Ruins (Matildaville) Superintendent's House (Matildaville) Great Falls Park Visitor Center

On the parks map

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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.