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Rock Creek Park
Rock Creek Park is 1,754-acre city park that serves as an escape where visitors can find “a peaceful refuge, recreation, fresh air, majestic trees, wild animals, and thousands of years of human history.”
Accessibility Maps Hiking Link to Brochures
Phone 202-895-6000
Edge of the Woods Trail 0.25 mile paved loop trail with interpretive signs, benches, and a rope guide for the visually impaired leads from the Nature Center which is also wheelchair-accessible. Here is a video posted on YouTube.
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Cranesville Swamp Preserve
The Cranesville Swamp Preserve lies in Preston County West Virginia and Garrett County, Maryland. It is a 1,774 acre boreal bog which is a remnant of the Ice Age. There are many plants and animals not usually found this far south in North America. There are five trails, including a 1,500 foot boardwalk. I haven’t found any information as to whether you could get on the boardwalk in a wheelchair. Here are the websites for Maryland/District of Columbia and for West Virginia. Nature Conservancy MD/DC Nature Conservancy WV
Trail Guide Brochure Phone WV 304-637-0160 Phone MD/DC 301-897-8570
? “Although all trails are fewer than two miles and not difficult to walk, hiking boots are recommended as some trails may be muddy.”
Miscellaneous
AllTrails Map of Trails in DC area Difficulty and rating given for 137 trails in Virginia and Maryland surrounding the District of Columbia.
The Rails-to-Trails Conservancy lists wheelchair accessible trails in the District of Columbia.