The Top 6 Gorges around Lowes Island
Gorges are incredibly beautiful places, and you’ve got 6
to choose from around Lowes Island. Just browse our list of the best gorges below and see photos, tips and extra info to help you visit one of these beautiful places on your next adventure around Lowes Island.
to choose from around Lowes Island. Just browse our list of the best gorges below and see photos, tips and extra info to help you visit one of these beautiful places on your next adventure around Lowes Island.
Last updated: November 30, 2025
Great Falls of the Potomac River
Highlight • Waterfall
Great Falls Park is a national park that spans 800 acres along the Potomac River. The park features 15 miles of hiking trails, some of which are open to biking …
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River Trail
Highlight (Segment) • Trail
The River Trail is a 1.5-mile, trail that follows the Potomac River along cliff tops, offering great views of Mather Gorge. The cliffs range from 25 to 75 feet in …
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Start of the Great Falls Foot Trail
Highlight • Trail
Beautiful overlooks of the Potomac River Gorge and Great Falls. Visitors center nearby with water, restrooms, info. Good hiking in this area too- home to the Billy Goat Trail (Section A makes for good hiking, but can be very crowded)
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Great Falls Overlook
Highlight • Viewpoint
Just off the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal Trail is a short, approximately quarter-mile footpath across bridges and the floodplain to Olmsted Island and the Great Falls Overlook. From here you …
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Olmsted Island and Great Falls of the Potomac
Highlight • Waterfall
The Great Falls of the Potomac is a place with various rapids and small falls in the Potomac. The place marked here may only be entered on foot. Bicycles and dogs 😜 must stay outside.
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