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Hiking Trails Under 10 km near Centreville

The directory currently contains 30 quality-checked routes matching this guide near Centreville. Their average mapped distance is 3.2 km and average recorded ascent is 56 m (184 ft); the longest route in the set is 9.4 km.

This subset represents 79% of the 38 quality-checked routes near Centreville. Its average distance is 3.2 km, compared with 11.2 km across the full local set. Average recorded ascent is 56 m (184 ft), versus 98 m (322 ft) for all quality-checked routes in the same area.

Every route in this set has a mapped distance of 10 km or less; no fixed completion time is implied. Within this set, 22 routes (73%) are rated easy, 0 (0%) are rated hard or expert, and 4 (13%) 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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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

Purple Blaze

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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

0 recorded loops

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Trails

Moderate

Western Ridge Trail

District of Columbia · United States

Distance
7.4 km
/ 4.6 mi
Elevation gain
233 m
Typical duration
1 hr 53 min
  • Mountain
Easy

Diabase Trail

Maryland · United States

Distance
2.4 km
/ 1.5 mi
Elevation gain
50 m
Typical duration
35 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Billy Goat Trail Section A

Maryland · United States

Distance
2.9 km
/ 1.8 mi
Elevation gain
39 m
Typical duration
39 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Billy Goat Trail Section C

Maryland · United States

Distance
2.5 km
/ 1.6 mi
Elevation gain
46 m
Typical duration
36 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Purple Blaze

Maryland · United States

Distance
1.2 km
/ 0.8 mi
Typical duration
15 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Rock Creek Trail

District of Columbia · United States

Distance
8.1 km
/ 5.0 mi
Elevation gain
87 m
Typical duration
1 hr 49 min
  • River
Easy

Meadow Loop

Maryland · United States

Distance
1.2 km
/ 0.7 mi
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
/ 1.1 mi
Elevation gain
70 m
Typical duration
28 min
DC, Glover-Archibald Park, February 12, 2006
Easy

Glover-Archbold Trail

District of Columbia · United States

Distance
5.0 km
/ 3.1 mi
Elevation gain
24 m
Typical duration
1 hr 5 min
Easy

Normanstone Trail

District of Columbia · United States

Distance
1.4 km
/ 0.9 mi
Elevation gain
61 m
Typical duration
24 min
Moderate

Valley Trail

District of Columbia · United States

Distance
8.8 km
/ 5.4 mi
Elevation gain
212 m
Typical duration
2 hr 8 min
Easy

Wesley Heights Trail

District of Columbia · United States

Distance
1.2 km
/ 0.8 mi
Elevation gain
45 m
Typical duration
19 min
Moderate

Whitehaven Trail

District of Columbia · United States

Distance
1.6 km
/ 1.0 mi
Elevation gain
43 m
Typical duration
24 min
Easy

Fileds Edge Trail

Maryland · United States

Distance
2.4 km
/ 1.5 mi
Elevation gain
45 m
Typical duration
34 min
  • Waymarked route
Seneca Schoolhouse Museum in the Seneca Historic District
Moderate

Seneca Bluffs Trail

Maryland · United States

Distance
9.4 km
/ 5.9 mi
Elevation gain
142 m
Typical duration
2 hr 11 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

River Trail

Maryland · United States

Distance
1.6 km
/ 1.0 mi
Typical duration
20 min
  • River
Easy

Monocacy Loop

Maryland · United States

Distance
1.6 km
/ 1.0 mi
Elevation gain
14 m
Typical duration
21 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Potomac Hunt Trail

Maryland · United States

Distance
2.9 km
/ 1.8 mi
Elevation gain
90 m
Typical duration
45 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Two Bridges Trail

Maryland · United States

Distance
0.8 km
/ 0.5 mi
Typical duration
10 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Big Woods Trail

Maryland · United States

Distance
1.7 km
/ 1.1 mi
Elevation gain
46 m
Typical duration
25 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Hoyles Mill Trail

Maryland · United States

Distance
6.4 km
/ 4.0 mi
Elevation gain
58 m
Typical duration
1 hr 25 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Red Trail

Maryland · United States

Distance
0.7 km
/ 0.4 mi
Elevation gain
6 m
Typical duration
9 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Orange Trail

Maryland · United States

Distance
8.7 km
/ 5.4 mi
Elevation gain
137 m
Typical duration
2 hr 1 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Blue Trail

Maryland · United States

Distance
2.9 km
/ 1.8 mi
Elevation gain
53 m
Typical duration
41 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Diabase Connector

Maryland · United States

Distance
1.3 km
/ 0.8 mi
Elevation gain
26 m
Typical duration
18 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Green Trail

Maryland · United States

Distance
1.6 km
/ 1.0 mi
Elevation gain
40 m
Typical duration
23 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Greenburg Challenge Loop

Maryland · United States

Distance
4.0 km
/ 2.5 mi
Elevation gain
53 m
Typical duration
55 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Rickman Field Trail

Maryland · United States

Distance
1.3 km
/ 0.8 mi
Elevation gain
8 m
Typical duration
17 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Stone Barn Loop

Maryland · United States

Distance
3.5 km
/ 2.2 mi
Elevation gain
28 m
Typical duration
47 min
  • Waymarked route

The shortlist, side by side

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
RouteDistanceAscentTimeDifficultyBest season
Western Ridge TrailDistrict of Columbia7.4 km233 m1 hr 53 minModerateApril to October
Diabase TrailMaryland2.4 km50 m35 minEasyApril to October
Billy Goat Trail Section AMaryland2.9 km39 m39 minModerateApril to October
Billy Goat Trail Section CMaryland2.5 km46 m36 minEasyApril to October
Purple BlazeMaryland1.2 km0 m15 minEasyApril to October
Rock Creek TrailDistrict of Columbia8.1 km87 m1 hr 49 minModerateApril to October
Meadow LoopMaryland1.2 km10 m16 minEasyApril to October
Battery Kemble TrailDistrict of Columbia1.7 km70 m28 minEasyApril to October
Glover-Archbold TrailDistrict of Columbia5.0 km24 m1 hr 5 minEasyApril to October
Normanstone TrailDistrict of Columbia1.4 km61 m24 minEasyApril to October

Billy Goat Trail Section A, Western Ridge Trail, Diabase Trail 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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