|
Segments of the Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail network are managed by many different agencies and organizations, and most benefit from the dedication of many volunteers. For information about a specific segment, please contact the Trail manage.
COMMONWEALTH of PENNSYLVANIA
Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail:
Laurel Ridge State Park
Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Recreation
www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks or 724-455-3755
COMMONWEALTH of PENNSYLVANIA / STATE of MARYLAND
Great Allegheny Passage (Cumberland, Md.-Pittsburgh, Penn.):
agencies and organizations of the Allegheny Trail Alliance
www.atatrail.org or 888-ATA-BIKE
STATE of MARYLAND / DISTRICT of COLUMBIA
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Towpath:
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
National Park Service
www.nps.gov/choh or 301-739-4200
DISTRICT of COLUMBIA
the heritage trail network in the District of Columbia:
Cultural Tourism DC
www.culturaltourismdc.org
District Department of Transportation
www.ddot.dc.gov/
STATE of MARYLAND
Prince Georges County Potomac Heritage Trail On-Road Bicycling Route:
Maryland Department of Transportation Bicycle Safety &
www.sha.state.md.us/safety/bicycle_safety.asp
Prince Georges County Department of Public Works and Transportation
www.goprincegeorgescounty.com/Government/AgencyIndex/DPW&T/
Trail routes within Fort Washington Park & Piscataway Park:
National Capital Parks-East
National Park Service
www.nps.gov/nace or 202-690-5185
a Trail route within Nanjemoy Natural Resource Management Area:
Bureau of Land Management-Eastern States
www.blm.gov/nlcs/nsht/index.html or 703-339-3463
Southern Maryland Potomac Heritage Trail Bicycling Route:
Southern Maryland Resource Conservation and Development Board
www.somdrcd.org/
Tri-County Council of Southern Maryland
www.tccsmd.org/
Maryland State Highway Administration
www.sha.state.md.us/
Southern Maryland Heritage Area Consortium
www.southernmdisfun.com/
COMMONWEALTH of VIRGINIA
the system of linear parks in eastern Loudoun County:
Loudoun County Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Services
www.loudoun.gov/Default.aspx?tabid=700 or 703-777-0343
Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority
(Janelia Farm easement, Algonkian Regional Park & Lowe’s Island trail corridor)
www.nvrpa.org/ or 703-352-5900
Potomac Heritage Trail within the Seneca Tract and related properties (between Seneca Road and Riverbend Park):
Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority
www.nvrpa.org/ or 703-352-5900
Trail routes in Riverbend Park and Scott’s Run Nature Preserve:
Fairfax County Park Authority
www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks or 703-759-9018
Potomac Heritage Trail route in Great Falls Park
National Park Service
www.nps.gov/grfa
Potomac Heritage Trail (between Theodore Roosevelt Island and Live Oak Drive) &
Mount Vernon Trail:
George Washington Memorial Parkway
National Park Service
www.nps.gov/gwmp or 703-289-2500
Alexandria Heritage Trail (connecting to the Mount Vernon Trail):
City of Alexandria Department of Transportation and Environmental Services,
City of Alexandria Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs &
Alexandria Archeology
http://alexandriava.gov/tes/
http://alexandriava.gov/recreation/ &
http://oha.alexandriava.gov/archaeology/
Potomac Heritage Trail route in southern Fairfax County (Mount Vernon – Occoquan Regional Park)
Fairfax County Park Authority
www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks or 703-759-9018
Virginia Department of Transportation
http://www.virginiadot.org/programs/bk-default.asp
Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority
www.nvrpa.org/ or 703-352-5900
existing and planned Potomac Heritage Trail routes in Prince William County:
Prince William County Park Authority
Prince William County Planning Office Potomac Communities project
Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation
Virginia Department of Transportation
Prince William Forest Park, National Park Service
Occoquan and Featherstone National Wildlife Refuges, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
http://www.pwcparks.org or 703-792-7060
http://www.pwcgov.org
http://www.dcr.virginia.gov/state_parks/lee.shtml
http://www.virginiadot.org/programs/bk-default.asp
http://www.nps.gov/prwi
http://www.fws.gov/Refuges/refugeLocatorMaps/Virginia.html
Government Island Trail & the planned Historic Falmouth-Ferry Farm Trail:
Stafford County Department of Parks and Recreation
http://www.co.stafford.va.us/Parks/ or 540-658-4871
Northern Neck Heritage Trail Bicycling Route Network:
Northern Neck Planning District Commission
http://www.nnpdc.org/
Virginia Department of Transportation
http://www.virginiadot.org/programs/bk-default.asp
OTHER COMPONENTS OF THE NATIONAL TRAILS SYSTEM:
Appalachian National Scenic Trail:
(2.5 miles of the C & O Canal Towpath are used as segments of the Potomac Heritage and the Appalachian national scenic trails, the only such instance in the National Trails System)
Appalachian National Scenic Trail Office
http://www.nps.gov/appa or 304-535-6278
Appalachian Trail Conservancy
http://www.appalachiantrail.org or 304-535-6331
Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail:
(segments of the Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail within the tidal portion of the Potomac River corridor connect with sites along the Captain John Smith Chesapeake NHT, a water trail)
NPS Chesapeake Bay Program Office
http://www.nps.gov/cajo/ or 410-267-5720
also see “Partners” at http://www.nps.gov/cajo/parkmgmt/partners.htm
National Recreational Trails
various managers:
see: http://www.americantrails.org/nationalrecreationtrails/
| 
