How many family-friendly hikes are listed near Centreville?

22 routes currently meet both this guide’s filter and the directory quality gate. Each submitted route has a traceable source, mapped geometry and sampled elevation data.

What is the average distance and ascent?

The average mapped distance is 2.1 km with 31 m (102 ft) of recorded ascent. The longest route in this set is 6.4 km.

How are the routes ordered?

Purple Blaze currently ranks first. Ordering uses the directory score and route-data completeness; it is not a claim that editors have field-tested every route.

Does an easy rating mean beginner-safe?

22 routes in this set are rated easy from distance and elevation measurements. The model does not verify exposure, surface, crossings, closures or current weather, so confirm those separately.

Family-Friendly Hikes near Centreville

The directory currently contains 22 quality-checked routes matching this guide near Centreville. Their average mapped distance is 2.1 km and average recorded ascent is 31 m (102 ft); the longest route in the set is 6.4 km.

This subset represents 58% of the 38 quality-checked routes near Centreville. Its average distance is 2.1 km, compared with 11.2 km across the full local set. Average recorded ascent is 31 m (102 ft), versus 98 m (322 ft) for all quality-checked routes in the same area.

Every route in this set has the kid-friendly field set to true. Age, experience and current terrain still need an individual assessment. Within this set, 22 routes (100%) are rated easy, 0 (0%) are rated hard or expert, and 4 (18%) are recorded as loops. Ratings are computed from available distance and elevation data and do not establish current terrain or access.

Data refreshed September 2026

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How do these routes differ?

A closer look at the first 6 routes in this page’s default ordering. These comparisons describe this sample, not the entire destination or a field-tested recommendation.

Shortest mapped distance in this sample

1.2 km

Meadow Loop

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Lowest recorded ascent in this sample

0 m

Purple Blaze

6 of 6 have ascent data. Missing measurements are excluded.

Return logistics

1 recorded loop

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Distances follow stored route lines; ascent and time are estimates. Current access, surface and technical difficulty need separate checks. How to turn a comparison into a shortlist.

Easy

Diabase Trail

Maryland · United States

Distance: 2.4 km
Elevation gain: 50 m
Typical duration: 35 min

Waymarked route

Easy

Billy Goat Trail Section C

Maryland · United States

Distance: 2.5 km
Elevation gain: 46 m
Typical duration: 36 min

Waymarked route

Easy

Purple Blaze

Maryland · United States

Distance: 1.2 km
Typical duration: 15 min

Waymarked route

Easy

Meadow Loop

Maryland · United States

Distance: 1.2 km
Elevation gain: 10 m
Typical duration: 16 min

Alpine meadow
Waymarked route

Easy

Battery Kemble Trail

District of Columbia · United States

Distance: 1.7 km
Elevation gain: 70 m
Typical duration: 28 min

Easy

Glover-Archbold Trail

District of Columbia · United States

Distance: 5.0 km
Elevation gain: 24 m
Typical duration: 1 hr 5 min

Easy

Normanstone Trail

District of Columbia · United States

Distance: 1.4 km
Elevation gain: 61 m
Typical duration: 24 min

Easy

Wesley Heights Trail

District of Columbia · United States

Distance: 1.2 km
Elevation gain: 45 m
Typical duration: 19 min

Easy

Downtown Bethesda Pedestrian Throughway

Maryland · United States

Distance: 0.9 km
Elevation gain: 6 m
Typical duration: 12 min

Easy

Fileds Edge Trail

Maryland · United States

Distance: 2.4 km
Elevation gain: 45 m
Typical duration: 34 min

Waymarked route

Easy

River Trail

Maryland · United States

Distance: 1.6 km
Typical duration: 20 min

River

Easy

Monocacy Loop

Maryland · United States

Distance: 1.6 km
Elevation gain: 14 m
Typical duration: 21 min

Waymarked route

Easy

Two Bridges Trail

Maryland · United States

Distance: 0.8 km
Typical duration: 10 min

Waymarked route

Easy

Big Woods Trail

Maryland · United States

Distance: 1.7 km
Elevation gain: 46 m
Typical duration: 25 min

Forest
Waymarked route

Easy

Hoyles Mill Trail

Maryland · United States

Distance: 6.4 km
Elevation gain: 58 m
Typical duration: 1 hr 25 min

Waymarked route

Easy

Red Trail

Maryland · United States

Distance: 0.7 km
Elevation gain: 6 m
Typical duration: 9 min

Waymarked route

Easy

Blue Trail

Maryland · United States

Distance: 2.9 km
Elevation gain: 53 m
Typical duration: 41 min

Waymarked route

Easy

Diabase Connector

Maryland · United States

Distance: 1.3 km
Elevation gain: 26 m
Typical duration: 18 min

Waymarked route

Easy

Green Trail

Maryland · United States

Distance: 1.6 km
Elevation gain: 40 m
Typical duration: 23 min

Waymarked route

Easy

Greenburg Challenge Loop

Maryland · United States

Distance: 4.0 km
Elevation gain: 53 m
Typical duration: 55 min

Waymarked route

Easy

Rickman Field Trail

Maryland · United States

Distance: 1.3 km
Elevation gain: 8 m
Typical duration: 17 min

Waymarked route

Easy

Stone Barn Loop

Maryland · United States

Distance: 3.5 km
Elevation gain: 28 m
Typical duration: 47 min

Waymarked route

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The ten highest scoring routes on this page, so you can compare effort before opening any of them.

Distance, ascent, walking time and difficulty for the top routes
Route	Distance	Ascent	Time	Difficulty	Best season
Diabase TrailMaryland	2.4 km	50 m	35 min	Easy	April to October
Billy Goat Trail Section CMaryland	2.5 km	46 m	36 min	Easy	April to October
Purple BlazeMaryland	1.2 km	0 m	15 min	Easy	April to October
Meadow LoopMaryland	1.2 km	10 m	16 min	Easy	April to October
Battery Kemble TrailDistrict of Columbia	1.7 km	70 m	28 min	Easy	April to October
Glover-Archbold TrailDistrict of Columbia	5.0 km	24 m	1 hr 5 min	Easy	April to October
Normanstone TrailDistrict of Columbia	1.4 km	61 m	24 min	Easy	April to October
Wesley Heights TrailDistrict of Columbia	1.2 km	45 m	19 min	Easy	April to October
Downtown Bethesda Pedestrian ThroughwayMaryland	0.9 km	6 m	12 min	Easy	April to October
Fileds Edge TrailMaryland	2.4 km	45 m	34 min	Easy	April to October

Purple Blaze, Diabase Trail, Billy Goat Trail Section C currently rank highest in this filtered set according to the directory score. Open an individual route to inspect its mapped line, elevation profile, data source and planning caveats. Check live access, conditions and local rules with an official source before travelling.

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Choosing a route

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Understanding the map

Read an elevation profile without misreading the climb

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How are the routes ordered?

Does an easy rating mean beginner-safe?

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