District of Columbia trails · Shaw Heritage Trail: Midcity at the Crossroads
Shaw Heritage Trail: Midcity at the Crossroads
A 2.0-mile out-and-back in District of Columbia, with 31 ft of climbing. Managed by DC Geographic Information System.
Elevation profile
Essentially flat — no sustained climb anywhere along its 2.1 miles.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Getting there
Shaw Heritage Trail: Midcity at the Crossroads access. 38.90303, -77.02200 · 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 4.1-mile round trip takes roughly 1 h 33 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 8:08 a.m. — 11 h 32 min before sunset.