Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail
National Park Service
Established 1983
700 miles (1,130 km)
The Potomac Heritage Trail recognizes and commemorates the unique mix of history and recreation along the Potomac River. Much is already in place: the 184-mile towpath of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal in the District of Columbia and Maryland, the 18-mile Mount Vernon Trial in Virginia, and the 75-mile Laurel Highlands Trail in Pennsylvania. In western Maryland, members of the Potomac Heritage Trail have recommended a 55-mile hiking path from Cumberland, Maryland, north to Pennsylvania's Mount Davis and on to the Laurel Highlands.
Potomac Heritage Trail Association, 5529 Benson Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21227
National Park Service, National Capital Region, Land Use Coordination, 1100 Ohio Drive, SW, Washington, DC 20242; 202-619-7027
Potomac Heritage website
Gene Camfield