District of Columbia trails · Metropolitan Branch Trail
Metropolitan Branch Trail
A 2.7-mile out-and-back in District of Columbia, with 111 ft of climbing. Managed by the state.
Elevation profile
Essentially flat — no sustained climb anywhere along its 2.9 miles.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Getting there
Metropolitan Branch Trail junction. 38.90382, -77.00434 · 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 5.4-mile round trip takes roughly 2 h 06 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 8:41 a.m. — 10 h 59 min before sunset.