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District of Columbia trails · Greater Deanwood Heritage Trail: A Self-Reliant People

Greater Deanwood Heritage Trail: A Self-Reliant People

A 1.8-mile out-and-back in District of Columbia, with 84 ft of climbing. Managed by DC Geographic Information System.

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Length
1.8 mi
Elevation gain
84 ft
Difficulty
Easy
Max grade
8%
Steepest mile
+84 ft
Tread at ≥10% grade
0.0 mi
Shape
out-and-back
Managed by
DC Geographic Information System

Elevation profile

17 – 101 ft1

Essentially flat — no sustained climb anywhere along its 1.8 miles.

3-D terrain

3-D terrain view of Greater Deanwood Heritage Trail: A Self-Reliant People

USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5

Getting there

Watts Branch Trail access — parking nearby. 38.89978, -76.94238 · 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 3.6-mile round trip takes roughly 1 h 25 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 8:00 a.m. — 11 h 40 min before sunset.

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