2.1 mi from the trailheadSwains Lock Hiker-Biker Campsite
Campground
4.2 mi out & back · 352 ft gain · 283 ft high point · Moderate
Via Parking Lot Trails, the Patowmack Canal Trail, and the Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail (0.8 mi)
In George Washington Memorial Parkway · VA · OpenStreetMap contributors
Follow the Hollows Trail climbs 352 feet over 4.2 miles out and back in George Washington Memorial Parkway via Patowmack Canal Trail and Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail (right bank), near Great Falls.
352 ft of gain round trip.
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Trail data: USFS, NPS, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Elevation: USGS 3DEP via Mapzen terrain tiles. Nearby reading: Wikipedia. Download the trail and feature data.
Campground · MD
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Today: Mostly Cloudy · wind 9 to 14 mph NW
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