District of Columbia trails · Bike Trail #5
Bike Trail #5
A 1.8-mile out-and-back in District of Columbia, with 40 ft of climbing. Reaches Jackson Hill. Managed by the National Park Service.
Elevation profile
Essentially flat — no sustained climb anywhere along its 1.8 miles.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Jackson Hill (summit)
Getting there
Unnamed trail access — parking nearby. About 13 min drive (4 mi) from Washington. 38.93392, -77.05012 · 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 3.6-mile round trip takes roughly 1 h 22 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 8:37 a.m. — 9 h 54 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Klingle Mansion Old Road Trace + Western Ridge Trail + Bike Trail #5 — 1.0 mi loop, 197 ft gain