This is a self-guided hike to the mouth of the Little Falls. Use the QR Codes along the way for directions and points of interest. We will send you a map of the route with stop marked with your registration confirmation. The QR Codes will be up until the end of the day, January 15, so please take the hike at your convenience.

Little Falls Stream Valley Park
Massachusetts Avenue Entrance
Parking at the gravel parking lot on Little Falls parkway.

Start the New Year with a hike to the mouth of the Little Falls Branch. It’s an easy 5 miles round trip, almost all on hard surfaces. Start at the entrance to the Little Falls Stream Valley Park to read the first QR code. Then head down the Hiker/biker trail and follow the map to the mouth of the Little Falls just below Lock 5. Look for our QR signs along the route. There are 10 stops. We have directions at each stop and lots of fun facts about the park and surrounding areas.

The directions take you all the way to mouth of the Little Falls on the Potomac (pictured above). The last bit, however, is not a proper trail. If you want to go all the way to the Potomac, there is about 100 yards of scrambling over rocks and through the brush. You might want to have hiking boots if you’re going to go all the way to the river.

This hike is not a loop; to return to your car, retrace your steps. There is an optional side trail on the return trip between Stops 8 and 4 that takes you through the woods. A map for an adventurous return trip is included on our website for this trail.

No smart phone? Don't know what QR codes are? No worries. CLICK HERE for directions and information about each stop.