Map of Mid-Atlantic Rail Trails |
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There are literally dozens of rail trails within a few hours drive of Washington which offer great weekend get-away options.
The map on the left shows the locations of major Rail-Trails in the mid-Atlantic area.
Click on each trail description below for detailed information.
| Miles | Surface | Hours from DC | Name | Description |
| 22 | Paved | 1.5 | Western Maryland Rail Trail (WMT) | Excellent trail, with mid-point located at Hancock, MD |
| 20 | Crushed Limestone | 3 | Ghost Town Trail (GTT) | Great Trail north of Johnstown, between Dilltown and Nanty Glo, PA. |
| 41 | Crushed Limestone | 1 | Northern Central / York County Heritage (YHT) | Baltimore's best rail-trail running between Ashland, MD and York, PA |
| 150 | Crushed Limestone | 3 | Great Allegheny Passage (GAP) | Mckeesport, PA to Cumberland, MD. Great white water rafting in Ohiopyle. |
| 25 | Cinder / Crushed Stone | 4 | Lehigh Gorge State Park Trail (LGT) | Very scenic trail between Jim Thorpe, PA and White Haven, PA along the Lehigh River. |
| 34 | Crushed Gravel / Original Ballast | 6 | Virginia Creeper Trail (VCT) | Great trail between Abingdon, VA and the NC State Line. |
| 57 | Crushed Limestone | 5 | New River Trail (NRT) | Recent trail between Pulaski, VA and Fries, VA. |
| 72 | Clay / Crushed Limestone / Original Ballast | 4 | North Bend Rail Trail (NBT) | A neat trail across northern WV continues to expand and improve. Twelve tunnels and easy access from I-77 and I-79. |
| 78 | Crushed Gravel / Original Ballast | 4 | Greenbriar Trail (GBT) | Caldwell, WV to Cass, WV along the Greenbriar River (GBT) |