Monday, April 27, 2026

Best trails today

Every curated trail ranked by its primary activity’s score. Hard-skip conditions (closures, swampy MTB, dog-walking in thunder) drop trails to the bottom with explanations.

Live · updated

Avalon Area MTB Network

Mountain biking · Patapsco Valley State Park, MD
82/100

Great day for mountain biking.

12 mi moderate

Western Ridge Trail

Trail running · Rock Creek Park, DC

Park closure — trail is inaccessible today.

4.6 mi moderate

Old Rag Mountain

Hiking · Shenandoah National Park, VA
78/100

Great day for hiking.

9.4 mi hard

Hawksbill Summit Loop

Hiking · Shenandoah National Park, VA
78/100

Great day for hiking.

2.9 mi moderate

Dark Hollow Falls

Hiking · Shenandoah National Park, VA
78/100

Great day for hiking.

1.4 mi moderate

Whiteoak Canyon Falls

Hiking · Shenandoah National Park, VA
78/100

Great day for hiking.

4.6 mi moderate

Stony Man

Hiking · Shenandoah National Park, VA
78/100

Great day for hiking.

1.6 mi easy

Maryland Heights Overlook

Hiking · Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, MD

Park closure — trail is inaccessible today.

6.5 mi hard

Loudoun Heights Loop

Hiking · Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, VA

Park closure — trail is inaccessible today.

7 mi hard

Bolivar Heights

Hiking · Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, WV

Park closure — trail is inaccessible today.

1.5 mi easy

Great Falls MD — Billy Goat Trail A

Hiking · Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park, MD

Park closure — trail is inaccessible today.

4.7 mi hard

C&O Towpath — Great Falls section

Hiking · Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park, MD

Park closure — trail is inaccessible today.

6 mi easy

Paw Paw Tunnel

Hiking · Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park, MD

Park closure — trail is inaccessible today.

3.5 mi moderate

Cascade Falls

Hiking · Patapsco Valley State Park, MD
78/100

Great day for hiking.

2.4 mi moderate

Patapsco Valley — Daniels Area

Hiking · Patapsco Valley State Park, MD
78/100

Great day for hiking.

3 mi moderate

Gunpowder South — Masemore to Falls Road

Hiking · Gunpowder Falls State Park, MD
78/100

Great day for hiking.

6 mi moderate

Sweet Air Loop

Hiking · Gunpowder Falls State Park, MD
78/100

Great day for hiking.

5 mi easy

Valley Trail (Rock Creek)

Hiking · Rock Creek Park, DC

Park closure — trail is inaccessible today.

5.6 mi moderate

Great Falls VA — River Trail

Hiking · Great Falls Park, VA

Park closure — trail is inaccessible today.

3 mi moderate

Difficult Run

Hiking · Great Falls Park, VA

Park closure — trail is inaccessible today.

3.8 mi moderate

Pyrite Mine Loop

Hiking · Prince William Forest Park, VA

Park closure — trail is inaccessible today.

3.8 mi easy

AT: Ensign Cowall Shelter

Hiking · Appalachian Trail — Maryland, MD

Park closure — trail is inaccessible today.

5 mi moderate

Sugarloaf Mountain Loop

Hiking · Sugarloaf Mountain, MD
78/100

Great day for hiking.

2.5 mi moderate

Sugarloaf — West View Shortcut

Hiking · Sugarloaf Mountain, MD
78/100

Great day for hiking.

1 mi moderate

Possum Hill Loop

Hiking · White Clay Creek State Park, DE
78/100

Great day for hiking.

3.2 mi easy

Twin Valley Trail

Hiking · White Clay Creek State Park, DE
78/100

Great day for hiking.

4.6 mi moderate

GAP Trail — Cumberland Terminus

Hiking · Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park, MD

Park closure — trail is inaccessible today.

5 mi easy

C&O Canal — Spring Gap to Cumberland

Hiking · Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park, MD

Park closure — trail is inaccessible today.

11.5 mi easy

Evitt's Homesite Trail

Hiking · Rocky Gap State Park, MD
78/100

Great day for hiking.

5 mi hard

Lakeside Loop Trail

Hiking · Rocky Gap State Park, MD
78/100

Great day for hiking.

5.3 mi moderate

Lonacona Loop Trail

Hiking · Dans Mountain State Park, MD
78/100

Great day for hiking.

4.5 mi moderate

Quantico Cascades

Hiking · Prince William Forest Park, VA

Park closure — trail is inaccessible today.

6.4 mi moderate

Cunningham Falls

Hiking · Cunningham Falls State Park, MD
64/100

Good day for hiking.

1 mi easy

Wolf Rock & Chimney Rock Loop

Hiking · Catoctin Mountain Park, MD

Park closure — trail is inaccessible today.

3.5 mi moderate

Cat Rock

Hiking · Cunningham Falls State Park, MD
64/100

Good day for hiking.

3.8 mi moderate

AT: Washington Monument → Pine Knob

Hiking · Appalachian Trail — Maryland, MD

Park closure — trail is inaccessible today.

5.8 mi moderate

Life of the Dunes

Hiking · Assateague Island National Seashore, MD
47/100

Marginal day for hiking.

0.8 mi easy

Life of the Marsh

Hiking · Assateague Island National Seashore, MD
47/100

Marginal day for hiking.

0.6 mi easy