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River Bend and Great Falls w/ Rayna
Great Falls, Virginia, USA
Great Falls, Virginia, USA

River Bend and Great Falls w/ Rayna

Length3.9 mi
Elev. Gain88.6 ft
Est. Steps9000
Trail
No cell service
Restrooms
Parking
Drinking water
Places to sit
Dog friendly
Scenic view
Forest
Lake or River
Created by richard

River Bend and Great Falls w/ Rayna Introduction

River Bend and Great Falls w/ Rayna is a 3.9 mile (9,000-step) route located near Great Falls, Virginia, USA. This route has an elevation gain of about 88.6 ft and is rated as easy. Find the best walking trails near you in Pacer App.
Nice Sunday hike with Rayna on Potomac Heritage Trail. River Bend park to Great Falls.

Attractions Near River Bend and Great Falls w/ Rayna

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Great Falls (Potomac River)

Water
Great Falls is a series of rapids and waterfalls on the Potomac River, 14 miles (23 km) upstream from Washington, D.C., on the border of Montgomery County, Maryland and Fairfax County, Virginia. Great Falls Park, managed as part of George Washington Memorial Parkway, is on the southern banks in Virginia, and Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park parkland is along the northern banks of the river in Maryland.

Great Falls Park

Park
Great Falls Park is a small National Park Service (NPS) site in Virginia, United States. Situated on 800 acres (3.2 km2) along the banks of the Potomac River in northern Fairfax County, the park is a disconnected but integral part of the George Washington Memorial Parkway. The Great Falls of the Potomac River are near the northern boundary of the park, as are the remains of the Patowmack Canal, the first canal in the United States that used locks to raise and lower boats.

Olmsted Island

Place
Olmsted Island is a small island in the middle of the Potomac River in the U.S. state of Maryland, near Great Falls which is a part of C & O Canal National Historical Park, located across the river from Great Falls Park. It is a part of Potomac, Maryland.Named for Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr., the landscape architect and preservationist whose famous father designed New York's Central Park, the small island is a bedrock terrace forest that supports rare, threatened and endangered plant species.

Great Falls Overlook 3

Tourist Attraction

Great Falls Park Visitor Center

Tourist Attraction

Mine Run Branch

Water

Patowmack Canal ruins

Water

Great Falls Overlook 2

Tourist Attraction

Great Falls Overlook 1

Tourist Attraction

Potomac Heritage Trail

Tourist Attraction

Comments

PacerPal
2024/06/15
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026

Route Details

Length

3.9 mi

Elev. Gain

88.6 ft

Est. Steps

9000
Created by
richard
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