Rock Creek Park TRACK Trail
A paved creekside out-and-back on a multi-use trail between Broad Branch Road and Porter Street.
- Distance
- 2.0 mi · Out & back
- Time
- 40 min
- Surface
- Paved multi-use trail shared with bicycles
- Grade / hills
- Grade and cross-slope not published
Start
Picnic Grove #2 west parking lot, 4100 Broad Branch Road NW
Directions
Route
- Begin at the Picnic Grove #2 west parking lot at 4100 Broad Branch Road, the start identified by NPS's TRACK Trail dedication.
- Follow the paved multi-use trail south beside Rock Creek toward Porter Street for the current NPS page's approximately one-mile outbound leg; NPS does not publish an exact turnaround landmark.
- At the TRACK Trail's Porter Street endpoint, retrace the same shared trail to Picnic Grove #2 for the current two-mile return distance.
Good to know
The current NPS page calls this one mile each way and two miles out-and-back, while an older NPS dedication calls the complete route 1.8 miles; this record uses the current figure but keeps the conflict visible. NPS does not identify the exact Porter Street turnaround or publish numeric grade, cross-slope, width, curb transitions, junctions, crossings, or current pavement condition. The paved trail is shared with bicycles. Check parking, weather, maintenance, temporary restrictions, and current Rock Creek Park alerts.