Today I joined the NVHC on a hike along the Potomac Heritage Trail. The trail begins in the parking lot of Theodore Roosevelt Island and goes North for 10 miles along the Potomac River. To make a reasonable circuit, we ended up cutting across the Chain Bridge just after 4 miles and took the C&O Canal Towpath on the other side back South, and across the Key Bridge to the parking lot. I think this is called the Key-Chain Circuit hike. The trail up is pretty rugged and lush with greenery, though there's no elevation gain. It has a nice view of Georgetown, is shaded very nicely, and even had a little waterfall. Not too bad for a trail practically in our backyard. Coming back was a little dull tho, since it was just flat and in the open. There were couple of parks along the way tho where people were renting canoes or kayaks. The whole circuit took just over 3 hrs, including a stop for lunch.
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