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Arlington Trail
Alexandria, Virginia, USA
Alexandria, Virginia, USA

Arlington Trail

Length22.4 mi
Elev. Gain738 ft
Est. Steps52000
Trail
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Created by ttsingle10

Arlington Trail Introduction

Arlington Trail is a 22.5 mile (52,000-step) route located near Alexandria, Virginia, USA. This route has an elevation gain of about 738 ft and is rated as hard. Find the best walking trails near you in Pacer App.
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American Principles Project

Place
The American Principles Project (APP) is a socially conservative 501(c)(4) think tank founded in 2009 by Robert P. George, Jeff Bell, and Francis P. Cannon. It is chaired by Sean Fieler. It is led by Terry Schilling, the son of the late former U.S. Representative Bobby Schilling. It has opposed Common Core standards and advocated for monetary reform by suggesting a return to the gold standard.

Alexandria Canal (Virginia)

Place
The Alexandria Canal was a canal in the United States that connected the city of Alexandria to Georgetown in the District of Columbia.In 1830, merchants from Alexandria (which at the time was within the jurisdiction of the federal District of Columbia) proposed linking their city to Georgetown to capitalize on the new Chesapeake and Ohio Canal (C&O Canal).

Columbia Island (Washington, D.C.)

Place
Lady Bird Johnson Park, formerly known as Columbia Island until 1968, is an island located in the Potomac River in Washington, D.C., in the United States. It formed naturally as an extension of Analostan Island in the latter part of the 1800s, and over time erosion and flooding severed it from Analostan, now known as Theodore Roosevelt Island.

Battle of Arlington Mills

Place
The Battle of Arlington Mills, Virginia, was one of the first military engagements of the American Civil War, a week after the Union occupation of that part of Virginia opposite Washington, D.C. It occurred on June 1, 1861, at about 11:00 p.m., a few hours after the Battle of Fairfax Court House.Under cover of darkness, a squad of just nine Virginia soldier fired at troops of the 1st Michigan Volunteer Infantry and the 11th New York Volunteer Infantry, who were performing picket duty at Arlington Mills, Virginia.

Barcroft Park

Place
Tucker Field at Barcroft Park is a baseball venue located in Arlington, Virginia, US. The field is home to the George Washington Colonials baseball team of the NCAA Division I Atlantic 10 Conference. The field holds a capacity of 500 spectators. The field is officially designated Tucker Field at Barcroft Park Field #6 and includes a new turf field laid in 2019 by FieldTurf, bullpens, enclosed dugouts, bleachers, lights, scoreboard, and pressbox.

Alexandria Archaeology Museum

Place
The Alexandria Archaeology Museum is an institution dedicated to the preservation and study of the archaeological heritage of Alexandria, Virginia.According to the National Park Service, the museum exhibits feature's 10,000 years of the human history of Alexandria.In addition to artifacts, the museum also jointly holds a collection of 160 oral histories in conjunction with two other institutions, the Black History Mureum and the Lyceum.

Athenaeum (Alexandria, Virginia)

Place
The Athenaeum is a gallery of fine arts and a performance venue in Alexandria, Virginia, United States. It is also home to the Northern Virginia Fine Arts Association since 1964. The building is an important example of Greek Revival architecture. The Athenaeum has a long history and has served several purposes during its lifetime.

Gravelly Point

Place
Gravelly Point is an area within the National Park Service's George Washington Memorial Parkway in Arlington County, Virginia, in the United States. It is located on the west side of the Potomac River, north of Roaches Run and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.The paved Mount Vernon Trail travels through the area.

Construction of the Virginia approaches to Arlington Memorial Bridge

Place
The construction of the Virginia approaches to Arlington Memorial Bridge was a 16-year road construction project to connect Arlington Memorial Bridge with roads in Arlington County, Virginia, in the United States. Initial design proposals were made in 1926, but extensive political wrangling and indecision delayed the project and even the new bridge itself, which finally opened in 1932 after a connection to the Arlington National Cemetery was made via Memorial Drive.

Fort Jackson (Virginia)

Place
Fort Jackson was an American Civil War-era fortification in Virginia that defended the southern end of the Long Bridge, near Washington, D.C. Long Bridge connected Washington, D.C. to Northern Virginia and served as a vital transportation artery for the Union Army during the war. Fort Jackson was named for Jackson City, a seedy suburb of Washington that had been established on the south side of the Long Bridge in 1835.
Last updated: Jun 1, 2026

Route Details

Length

22.4 mi

Elev. Gain

738 ft

Est. Steps

52000
Created by
ttsingle10
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