Hiking trails near La Plata, Maryland

52 official trails lie within 25 miles of La Plata — 254 miles in total, 48 rated easy and 1 hard or expert. Every distance and elevation figure below is computed from the agency centerline and a 10 m elevation model, not crowd-sourced.

The biggest climb nearby gains 218 ft; the median trail gains 61 ft.

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24 trails worth the drive

Trail	Miles	Climb	Difficulty	From town
Perimeter Trail	9.3	155 ft	Hard	19 mi
Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail	137.6	218 ft	Moderate	10 mi
Yellow-Loop	5.8	101 ft	Moderate	21 mi
Social Trail	3.5	97 ft	Moderate	18 mi
Doncaster Trail	4.3	65 ft	Easy	13 mi
Orange	5.9	57 ft	Easy	11 mi
Red Loop	4.0	117 ft	Easy	20 mi
brown trail	2.1	109 ft	Easy	15 mi
Road And Trail	3.6	152 ft	Easy	6 mi
Blue	3.7	62 ft	Easy	10 mi
Lee's Wood Trail	1.6	154 ft	Easy	15 mi
Oxon Hill Hiker-Biker Trail	1.8	190 ft	Easy	18 mi
Critical Area Driving Tour	3.9	60 ft	Easy	19 mi
Horse Swamp Trail	1.2	135 ft	Easy	24 mi
Swamp And Plantation Trails	2.5	54 ft	Easy	11 mi
Fort Washington Trail	1.5	110 ft	Easy	12 mi
Old Parkers Creek Road Trail	1.2	150 ft	Easy	23 mi
Oriole Trail	1.7	61 ft	Easy	25 mi
Poplar Springs	1.4	113 ft	Easy	19 mi
Fort Foote Trail	1.1	92 ft	Easy	16 mi
Coastal Woodlands Trail	1.4	117 ft	Easy	9 mi
White	2.2	57 ft	Easy	10 mi
Parkers Creek Trail	1.3	84 ft	Easy	23 mi
Nature Trail	1.2	85 ft	Easy	4 mi

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