District of Columbia trails · Lake hikes

Lake hikes in District of Columbia

22 trails in District of Columbia reach a named lake. Ranked by our data-richness score; every link opens the full stats or the live map.

Trail	Length	Gain	Reaches
Stream Path	0.2 mi	40 ft	Fairview Hill, Cherry Hill
Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail	10.4 mi	283 ft	Anacostia First High Reservoir
Lovers Lane Trail	0.1 mi	77 ft	Cherry Hill, Forsythia Hill
Constitution Avenue	1.0 mi	13 ft	Carp Pond (historical), Babcock Lakes (historical)
Reflecting Pool	0.5 mi	14 ft	Reflecting Pool, Babcock Lakes (historical)
Constitution Gardens	1.5 mi	11 ft	Carp Pond (historical), Reflecting Pool
Capital Crescent Trail	3.7 mi	118 ft	Fishing Shore, Georgetown Reservoir
Tidal Basin	2.1 mi	24 ft	Bathing Beach, Tidal Basin
National Capitol	0.6 mi	79 ft	Capitol Hill, Capitol Reflecting Pool
Washington Monument	0.8 mi	31 ft	Babcock Lakes (historical), Carp Pond (historical)
Fort Reno Park Sidewalk	0.7 mi	53 ft	Point Reno, Reno Reservoir
Urban Trek	1.2 mi	31 ft	Capitol Reflecting Pool, Babcock Lakes (historical)
Independence Avenue	0.9 mi	31 ft	Babcock Lakes (historical), Reflecting Pool
Palisades Trolley Trail	1.0 mi	25 ft	Fishing Shore, Georgetown Reservoir
Carter Barron Fitness Track	0.4 mi	7 ft	Sixteenth Street Reservoir (historical), Brightwood Reservoir (historical)
World War Ii Memorial	0.4 mi	7 ft	Babcock Lakes (historical), Carp Pond (historical)
Brightwood Heritage Trail: Battlegound to Community	2.5 mi	57 ft	Brightwood Reservoir (historical)
National Mall Trails	0.3 mi	66 ft	Capitol Reflecting Pool
Green Trail (Fort Stanton Park)	0.2 mi	83 ft	Anacostia First High Reservoir
Foot Trail #6	0.1 mi	93 ft	Sixteenth Street Reservoir (historical)
Tidal Basin Trail	0.0 mi	19 ft	Tidal Basin
German American Friendship Garden	0.2 mi	2 ft	Babcock Lakes (historical)