Looking for a way to get outdoors and be active in DC?
The D.C. area is blessed with plentiful hiking in and around the city. In D.C. proper, Rock Creek Park offers miles of trails that make you feel like you're far removed from the urban bustle. Most of the trails offer easy, relaxing tours, though there are more strenuous paths along the hillsides girding the creek. The trails also pass by historical sites like Peirce Mill and Fort DeRussy, an earthen fort that formed part of the capital's defenses during the Civil War. Roosevelt Island, facing Georgetown, also offers nature trails, and a bit up the C&O Canal in Great Falls, Md. there are some nice leisurely hikes along the canal and more demanding hikes up into the hills that lead to nice views. Farther afield, Shenandoah National Park is full of trails winding past waterfalls and along ridge lines to mountaintop vistas like Old Rag, while the town of Harper's Ferry, W.Va. is full of trailheads that take hikers to the cliffs overlooking the Shenandoah Valley.
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