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Trails in Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts

17 named trails · 5 miles · 1 with the Park Service's own write-up. The lines, trailheads and points are the Park Service's; the write-ups are the Service's own words; the climbing is read from USGS elevation along each line.

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17 trails, A to Z.

Behind Theatre-in-the-Woods

0.1 mi one way · 269 ft–271 ft · native surface · hiking

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Boy Scout Bridge

270 ft–271 ft · wood surface · hiking

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Cart Bridge

272 ft–273 ft · wood surface · hiking

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Cart Bridge Trail

0.1 mi one way · 276 ft–277 ft · native surface · hiking

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Farm Pond Loop Connector

0.1 mi one way · 271 ft–274 ft · native surface · hiking

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Meadow Trail

0.1 mi one way · 40 ft of descent · 275 ft–319 ft · concrete surface · hiking

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Path to Meadow Restroom

281 ft–281 ft · concrete surface · hiking

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Paved Trail - Tunnel

281 ft–290 ft · concrete surface · hiking

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Paved Trails

0.5 mi one way · about 50 ft of climbing · 274 ft–336 ft · asphalt, concrete surface · hiking

Ranger stations

Along the way Ranger Station

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Plaza and Walkways - Theater Complex

0.5 mi one way · about 20 ft of climbing · 90 ft of descent · 286 ft–334 ft · asphalt, concrete surface · hiking

Ranger stations

Along the way Ranger Station

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Theatre-in-the-Woods Trail

0.1 mi one way · 273 ft–276 ft · gravel surface · hiking

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Trail Bridge #1

271 ft–271 ft · wood surface · hiking

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Trap Rd Sidewalk

0.4 mi one way · about 50 ft of climbing · 260 ft–322 ft · asphalt, concrete surface · bike, hiking

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Unpaved Trails

0.1 mi one way · 272 ft–278 ft · native surface · hiking

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Wolf Trap Trail

2.5 mi one way · about 300 ft of climbing · 251 ft–350 ft · native surface · hiking

Picnic areas

Along the way West Lot Picnic Area

Explore the Outdoors at Wolf Trap the Park Service's write-up

30-90 Minutes · dogs allowed

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A dog on a hike at Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts.

Take a Hike!

Explore the park using the Wolf Trap Trail to see more than just a show at Wolf Trap. Take your pup or meet up with friends to go on a hike at Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts . There are two overlapping trails in the park that provide opportunities for visitors to hike and bird watch.

Trail maps are available at the Ranger Station and available for download . Follow the blazes or posts to navigate the trails. Please note that swimming, wading, hunting, and camping are not permitted in the park.

Accessibility Both the Wolf Trap TRACK Trail and the Wolf Trap Trail have steep inclines, rugged terain and are not wheelchair accessible.

This hike on nps.gov

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Wolf Trap Trail Spur to Lot 4

308 ft–312 ft · native surface · hiking

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Wolf Trap Trail Spur to Main Circle Rd

329 ft–331 ft · native surface · hiking

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2 more mapped segments without a name are on the map, not in the list.

About these trails

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 2026-10-14 and simplified for the map. The write-ups are the Service's own "things to do", 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.