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Great Falls Overlook – Angler's Inn parking lot loop from Congressional Country Club

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Great Falls Overlook – Angler's Inn parking lot loop from Congressional Country Club

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Great Falls Overlook – Angler's Inn parking lot loop from Congressional Country Club

03:32

52.5km

280m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 17, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 5.71 km for 87 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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568 m

Cabin John Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

This stretch of trail runs through the woods away from the busy road. This is a small part of the trail that runs through the length of Cabin John Stream Valley Park.

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5.26 km

Cabin John local park (by McArthur)

Highlight • Rest Area

With its shady trails, playgrounds, and gentle creek, Cabin John Park is a local favourite for everything from peaceful walks to family picnics—where nature and community come together just outside the city.

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9.26 km

Little Falls Dam

Highlight • Monument

The Little Falls Dam is a low dam built in the Potomac in 1959. It now separates the Upper Potomac River and Lower Potomac River, forming the Little Falls Reservoir. …

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9.96 km

Lock 6, Chesapeake and Ohio Canal

Highlight • Monument

One of the locks (#6 of 75) on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. These should ensure the shipping traffic between Cumberland and Washington to transport coal.
The lock keeper's houses …

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14.5 km

Fishing Shore Beach

Highlight • Beach

Nestled beside the Capital Crescent Trail, this cozy fishing beach along the Potomac River invites cyclists to stop and recharge. A perfect spot to take a breather from your ride.

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29.2 km

Chesapeake and Ohio Canal

Lake

36.0 km

Widewater

Lake

37.7 km

Viewpoint

38.0 km

Start of the Great Falls Foot Trail

Highlight • Trail

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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38.1 km

Great Falls Overlook

Highlight • Viewpoint

This is a spectacular waterfall on the Potomac River. Water gushes over a series of jagged rocks and flows through the Mather Gorge.

Tip by

42.5 km

Angler's Inn parking lot

Highlight • Parking

The lower parking lot near the Potomac River is a popular spot for kayakers and provides the best access to Billy Goat Trail sections A and B. There are restrooms …

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52.5 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

39.2 km

9.13 km

2.17 km

1.16 km

790 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

21.3 km

15.7 km

8.96 km

3.51 km

3.04 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (110 m)

Lowest point (0 m)

Weather

Today

Thursday 30 July

30°C

21°C

14 %

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Max wind speed: 24.0 km/h

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Comments

September 7, 2021,Entlang des Potomac zu den Great Falls

Today we should go along the Potomac to the Great Falls. Christiano had already worked out a route for this and got the bikes ready to go.
Around noon it started in sunny weather, a smooth 30 ° Celsius and felt a bit higher humidity. Unfortunately without a scout, as he was a little indisposed due to previous workload 😴. …

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Great Falls Overlook – Angler's Inn parking lot loop from Congressional Country Club

Cabin John Trail

Cabin John local park (by McArthur)

Little Falls Dam

Lock 6, Chesapeake and Ohio Canal

Fishing Shore Beach

Start of the Great Falls Foot Trail

Great Falls Overlook

Angler's Inn parking lot

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