Chattanooga, TN will host the next National Trails Symposium November 15-18, 2010, sponsored by American Trails.

Agencies

National Park Service units in the District of Columbia: http://data2.itc.nps.gov/parksearch/state.cfm?st=dc

Bicycling and Mountain Biking

Mountain bike trails with detailed maps and descriptions from Washington, D.C. mountain biking books at Trails.com:

• Mountain Biking Trails in Washington DC

Bike rides on Washington, D.C. roads and paved pathways from road biking books at Trails.com:

• Road Bike Rides in Washington DC

Washington Area Bicyclist Association provides a tremendous resource for DC area trails as well as all bicycling issues: http://www.waba.org/

DC Bicycle Master Plan: http://www.bikemap.com/dcbikeplan/

Bike Trails and B & Bs in Maryland, Pennsylvania and Virginia: www.BBBiking.com

Mid-Atlantic Off-Road Enthusiasts organizes trail work, advocacy, and events in the Maryland-DC-Virginia area: http://www.more-mtb.org/

Washington DC Multi-Use Trails in the Washington, D. C., area: http://www.bikewashington.org

Equestrian Trails

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Greenways and Community Trails

Descriptions and transit information for major DC area routes are at http://www.waba.org/new/paths/index.php

The Potomac River Greenways Coalition promotes a regional network of greenways along the Potomac River and its tributaries: http://www.fairfaxtrails.org/prgc/

Great FallsTrail Blazers work to develop multi-purpose trails throughout the Great Falls community: http://www.geocities.com/greatfallstrails/

Pimmit Run Trail in McLean and the Fairfax Cross-County Trail are in suburban DC: http://www.fairfaxtrails.org/index.html

Hiking Trails

Hiking trail maps, hike descriptions, and Washington, D.C. topographic maps at Trails.com:

• Hiking Trails in Washington DC

The Wanderbirds Hiking Club, founded in 1934, is a non-profit, all volunteer club that organizes day hikes every Sunday, year round, for energetic folks in the Washington, DC area. You do not have to be a member of the Club to hike with us. http://www.wanderbirds.org

The Capital Hiking Club offers trips as well as trail information at: http://www.capitalhikingclub.org/

The Potomac Appalachian Trail Club is a volunteer trails organization headquartered in the Washington, D.C. region dedicated to the upkeep and improvement of 970 miles of trails, 30 shelters, and 23 cabins in VA, MD, WV, PA, and DC: http://www.potomacappalachian.org/

American Volkssport Association year-round walking and Volkssport Event Calendar

Long-Distance Trails

The American Discovery Trail is America's first coast-to-coast hiking, biking and equestrian trail; for information on the ADT thru DC and Maryland: http://www.discoverytrail.org/states/maryland/index.html

The Great Allegheny Passage is the main line of a trail system running from the C&O Canal Towpath at Cumberland, Maryland, to the Forks of the Ohio River at Pittsburgh on a near-level rail-trail through the Allegheny Mountains: http://www.atatrail.org/

The Potomac Trail Council supports development of the Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail, planned to run 425-miles between Chesapeake Bay and Allegheny Highlands in Western PA: http://www.potomactrail.org/about/index.html

Off-Highway Vehicle Trails

Off-Road.com has motorized route descriptions for Metro DC Area trails: http://www.off-road.com/4x4web/travels/metrodc.html

Rail Trails and Canal Trail

 The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Trail begins in the Georgetown section of Washington, DC: http://www.fred.net/kathy/canal.html

The C&O Canal Biking Guide has some good maps for bicycling the C & O Canal Trail: http://bikewashington.org/canal/

The Capital Crescent Trail runs 7 miles between Georgetown and Bethesda, and 4 miles to Silver Spring: http://www.cctrail.org/

Coalition for the Metropolitan Branch Trail is working to develop a seven-mile linear park and trail running parallel to Metro's Red Line from Union Station to Silver Spring: http://www.metbranchtrail.com/ and news items at: http://washcycle.typepad.com/home/metropolitan_branch_trail/

For a locator map and detailed descriptions of rail trails in the Washington, D.C., area and a few others in Pennsylvania, Virginia, Maryland, and West Virginia: http://bikewashington.org/trails/dc-index.htm

Waterway and Boating Trails

Potomac River Water Trail Map highlights access points along the southern reaches of the river from Washington D.C. to the Chesapeake Bay in both Maryland and Virginia: http://www.baygateways.net/product.cfm?pid=20

Statewide Advocacy and Resources

Join us in Chattanooga, Tennessee in November 2010 for the 20th National Trails Symposium!