Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts · Virginia

Wolf Trap Trail

2.5 mi of trail, end to end · about 300 ft of climbing · 251 ft–350 ft · native surface · trail class Moderately Developed · 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 · season The park is open to the public from 7:00 am to dusk every day with the exception of New Years Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day when the park is closed.

Start 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

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.