Garden Passage Trail
- 0.5 mi
- round trip
- 79 ft
- climb
- Singletrack
- surface
- Out and back
- route
- Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov
- best months
Is Garden Passage Trail open right now?
No closures listed
The National Park Service lists no closures for National Capital Parks.
As of · Source: NPS · National Capital Parks. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Garden Passage Trail is a short, out-and-back mountain biking route in Virginia's National Capital Parks, managed by the National Park Service. The trail is about 0.9 miles long, with a low point of 61 feet and a high of 141 feet, making it a gentle climb of about 80 feet. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to ride. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show May highs around 77°F and October highs around 70°F, while July averages about 90°F. The trail sits close to several other routes. Garden Loop Road and Garden Trail are each about 0.1 mile away, and Main Trail is about 0.3 mile off. For a longer outing, Greenbelt Park Picnic Areas in Maryland is about 8 miles away.
Local outfitters
- Terrapin Adventures19 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Garden Loop RoadMountain biking0.1 mi
- Garden TrailMountain biking0.1 mi
- Gravel Pit RoadMountain biking0.1 mi
- Main TrailMountain biking0.3 mi
- Hiker Biker TrailMountain biking0.4 mi
- Greenbelt Park Picnic AreasCamping8 mi
- Gulf BranchRock climbing9.4 mi
- Little Falls BranchCanoeing9.9 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Garden Loop RoadMountain biking · Next door
- Garden TrailMountain biking · Next door
- Bama TrailMountain biking · Next door
- Rough Woods TrailMountain biking · ~16 min drive
- Gravel Pit RoadMountain biking · Next door
- Chesapeake and Ohio Canal TrailMountain biking · ~15 min drive
- Main TrailMountain biking · Next door
- Chesapeake and Ohio Canal TrailMountain biking · ~16 min drive
- Hiker Biker TrailMountain biking · Next door
- Chesapeake and Ohio Canal TrailMountain biking · ~16 min drive
Best time to visit Garden Passage Trail
Best months: March–June and September–November. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
45° / 28°
9 wet
Feb
48° / 30°
8 wet
Mar
56° / 36°
10 wet
Apr
68° / 46°
12 wet
May
77° / 57°
12 wet
Jun
85° / 66°
11 wet
Jul
90° / 71°
11 wet
Aug
88° / 69°
10 wet
Sep
82° / 62°
9 wet
Oct
70° / 49°
9 wet
Nov
58° / 39°
9 wet
Dec
49° / 32°
9 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Natl Arboretum Dc, MD, 2.7 mi away at 50 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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