District of Columbia trails · Anacostia Riverwalk Trail
Anacostia Riverwalk Trail
A 5.2-mile network in District of Columbia, with 35 ft of climbing. Managed by the National Park Service.
Elevation profile
Essentially flat — no sustained climb anywhere along its 6.0 miles.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Getting there
Anacostia Riverwalk Trail access. 38.91829, -76.94155 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:08 a.m., the sun rises at 6:35 a.m. and sets at 7:40 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:07 p.m. (EDT) — 13 h 05 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 5.2-mile route takes roughly 1 h 57 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 8:32 a.m. — 11 h 07 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Anacostia Riverwalk Trail + Pennsylvania Ave Bridge + Unnamed trail — 11.6 mi loop, 903 ft gain
- Anacostia Riverwalk Trail + Unnamed trail + Pennsylvania Ave Bridge — 4.8 mi loop, 165 ft gain
- Unnamed trail + Anacostia Riverwalk Trail + Pennsylvania Ave Bridge — 5.2 mi loop, 200 ft gain
Across the border
- Continues into MD as Anacostia Riverwalk Trail — view on the map