District of Columbia trails · Battery Kemble Foot Trail
Battery Kemble Foot Trail
A 1.5-mile out-and-back in District of Columbia, with 184 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 1.5. 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. About 14 min drive (5 mi) from Washington. 38.93130, -77.09222 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:49 a.m., the sun rises at 7:16 a.m. and sets at 6:31 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:58 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 15 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 19 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 8:36 a.m. — 9 h 56 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Capital Crescent Trail — 2.2 mi
- Bike Trail #5 — 2.3 mi
- Valley Trail — 2.4 mi
- Potomac Heritage Trail — 2.4 mi