2.1 mi from the trailheadSwains Lock Hiker-Biker Campsite
Campground
Hike
Madison's Escape Trail
- Passes a viewpoint
- Camp 2 mi away
3.9 mi out & back · 192 ft gain · 308 ft high point · Easy
Via Parking Lot Trails, the Patowmack Canal Trail, and the Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail (1.3 mi)
In George Washington Memorial Parkway · VA · OpenStreetMap contributors
About this hike
Madison's Escape Trail runs 3.9 miles out and back in George Washington Memorial Parkway via Patowmack Canal Trail and Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail (right bank), near Great Falls.
Elevation
192 ft of gain round trip.
Camp near here
The closest places to sleep, measured from the trailhead.
- 2.1 mi from the trailhead
More hikes nearby
Ranked the same way, within twenty-five miles.
