District of Columbia trails · Battery Kemble Foot Trail
Battery Kemble Foot Trail
A 1.5-mile out-and-back in District of Columbia, with 239 ft of climbing. Managed by the National Park Service.
Elevation profile
Most of the climbing sits in the final third — 86% of the ascent, between mile 1.0 and mile 1.6. It gives back about 105 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Getting there
Battery Kemble Foot Trail junction. 38.93130, -77.09222 · 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 6:36 a.m. and sets at 7:40 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:08 p.m. (EDT) — 13 h 05 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 3.1-mile round trip takes roughly 1 h 23 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 7:58 a.m. — 11 h 42 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Capital Crescent Trail — 1.0 mi
- Potomac Heritage Trail — 1.3 mi
- Western Ridge Trail — 2.3 mi
- Bike Trail #5 — 2.3 mi