District of Columbia trails · Brightwood Heritage Trail: Battlegound to Community
Brightwood Heritage Trail: Battlegound to Community
A 2.5-mile out-and-back in District of Columbia, with 57 ft of climbing. Reaches Brightwood Reservoir (historical). Managed by DC Geographic Information System.
Elevation profile
Essentially flat — no sustained climb anywhere along its 2.5 miles.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Brightwood Reservoir (historical) (lake)
Getting there
Brightwood Heritage Trail: Battlegound to Community access — parking nearby. 38.95590, -77.03329 · 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 5.0-mile round trip takes roughly 1 h 55 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 8:31 a.m. — 11 h 09 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Black Horse Trail — 0.6 mi
- Western Ridge Trail — 1.5 mi
- Valley Trail — 1.5 mi
- Bike Trail #5 — 1.8 mi