About hiking in Arlington County

Arlington County, Virginia has 42 named trails tagged for hiking, covering 36.2 miles, an average of 0.9 miles each. The longest is Custis Trail, at 13.2 miles. 2 run 5 miles or longer.

What the hiking trails in Arlington County are like

By length, 39 are under a mile, 1 runs 1 to 5 miles, and 2 are 5 miles or longer.

Of the 23 with a difficulty rating, 22 easy and 1 hard. Of the 42 with measured elevation, Custis Trail climbs the most, about 2,127 ft.

All 42 hiking trails, longest first

Custis TrailHike13.2 mi Four Mile Run TrailHike7.3 mi Donaldson Run TrailHikeMTB1.4 mi 27 TrailHikeMTB0.8 mi Long Bridge Park EsplanadeHikeMTB0.8 mi Washington Boulevard TrailHikeMTB0.7 mi 9/11 National Memorial TrailHikeMTB0.7 mi South Arlington Boulevard TrailHikeMTB0.6 mi White Oak WayHike0.6 mi Lucky Run TrailHike0.6 mi Lubber Run TrailHikeMTB0.6 mi Custis WalkHike0.6 mi Humpback Bridge TrailHikeMTB0.6 mi Palisades TrailHikeMTB0.6 mi Custis SpurHikeMTB0.6 mi Gulf Branch TrailHike0.5 mi Crystal City-Potomac Yard ConnectorHike0.4 mi 110 TrailHikeMTB0.4 mi Windy Run TrailHike0.4 mi Fillmore Park TrailHikeMTB0.4 mi Red TrailHike0.3 mi Rough Woods TrailHikeMTB0.3 mi Rock Spring Park TrailHike0.3 mi Heritage LoopHike0.3 mi Ballston Connector TrailHikeMTB0.3 mi BlueMount Junction Off-Road ConnectorHike0.3 mi Airport ConnectorHikeMTB0.2 mi Orange TrailHike0.2 mi Penrose Park PathHike0.2 mi Yellow TrailHike0.2 mi Freedom Park TrailHike0.2 mi 14th Street NorthHikeMTB0.2 mi Potomac Overlook TrailHike0.2 mi Glebe Elementary TrailHikeMTB0.2 mi Crook WalkHike0.2 mi Custis ConnectorHikeMTB0.1 mi Pete Beers Memorial BridgeHikeMTB0.1 mi Brown Creeper ConnectorHike0.1 mi Blue TrailHike0.1 mi Tight TrailHike0.1 mi Beechwood BranchHike0.1 mi Oakcrest Park trailHike0.1 mi

← All Arlington County trails

Trail geometry from OpenStreetMap contributors, licensed ODbL. Elevation from the USGS 3D Elevation Program. Compiled and published by Trailmonger · trail data last rebuilt September 24, 2026.