District of Columbia trails · Suitland Parkway Trail
Suitland Parkway Trail
A 2.0-mile network in District of Columbia, with 217 ft of climbing. Managed by the state.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the middle third: 50% of the ascent falls between mile 0.7 and mile 1.3. It gives back about 82 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Getting there
Suitland Parkway Trail access. 38.84920, -76.96543 · 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 04 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 2.0-mile route takes roughly 50 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 7:25 a.m. — 12 h 14 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Oxon Run Trail — 2.6 mi
- Bolling AFB Waterfront Trail — 2.7 mi
- Barracks Row Heritage Trail: Tour of Duty — 2.9 mi
- Watts Branch Trail — 3.7 mi