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Trailhead view · Arlington to Mount Vernon

Mount Vernon Trail

Distance
18mi
Climb
535ft
Hiking time
Not on file
Difficulty
Easy

Start: 38.89687, -77.06716 open in a map app

535 ft up, 438 ft down · 1–104 ft

-0501000 mi51015+98 ft · 3%+83 ft · 0.9%Start
17.88 miles measured, 535 ft of climbing and 438 ft of descent, between 1 and 104 ft. The hardest part is a 0.6-mile climb of 98 ft starting at mile 17.25, averaging 3%. A second climb of 83 ft begins at mile 10.87.17.88 miles measured, 535 ft of climbing and 438 ft of descent, between 1 and 104 ft. The hardest part is a 0.6-mile climb of 98 ft starting at mile 17.25, averaging 3%. A second climb of 83 ft begins at mile 10.87.Trailfinder reading Measured from an OpenStreetMap line and the USGS 10 m elevation model, fetched 2026-09-05. Sampled terrain, not a GPS track.

17.88 miles measured, 535 ft of climbing and 438 ft of descent, between 1 and 104 ft. The hardest part is a 0.6-mile climb of 98 ft starting at mile 17.25, averaging 3%. A second climb of 83 ft begins at mile 10.87.

Official notes

Parking
Parking is available at every site along the trail except Lady Bird Johnson Park and the Navy-Marine Memorial. (NPS states no parking capacity and no parking fee for the trail.)
Water
Not on file
Dogs
Dogs allowed on leash
Cell
Not on file
Emergency
Not on file
  • Heavy bicycle traffic
  • Flooding on low-lying sections after storms
  • Narrow bridges
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This view is a reference, not navigation. The line is sampled from OpenStreetMap and USGS data; carry an offline map and treat cell coverage as unreliable.