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Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
Nature preserve
28 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Outdoors · Brookmont
Brookmont, MD parks, trails & bike paths
About 27% of Brookmont is conserved land, roughly 343 acres. There are about 7.1 miles of mapped trails.
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Brookmont, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Brookmont outdoors
Conserved land
27%
343 of 1,257 acres
Trails
7.1 mi
3.6 mi per sq mi · 6 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
7
93 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
6.0 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 5.2 mi off-road paths
Conserved land is a share of the whole town area. Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number or a place below to zoom in© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Parks & preserves with trails
Ranked by mapped trail miles. Directions go to the nearest marked trailhead or public parking.
2
Capital Crescent Trail Special Park
Managed by Montgomery Parks
8 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
3
Sangamore Local Park
Park
7 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
4
Potomac Palisades Conservation Park
Nature preserve
6 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Website
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Playgrounds in Brookmont
Unnamed playground in Glen Echo Heights Neighborhood Park
Trails
Named trails
Open to bikes 3.4 miUnpaved 6.5 mi
- Pallasades Trolley Trail0.5 mi
- Palisades Trolley Trail0.2 mi
- Potomac Heritage Trail0.1 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
343 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 1 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 1 of 7 parcels. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes0.0 mi
- Off-road bike paths5.2 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.8 mi
- Palisades Trolley Trail (bike route)0.7 mi
Courts & fields
- Basketball4
- Tennis3
- Baseball1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Brookmont
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Historic or Cultural Area 168 acSpecial Designation Area 163 acLocal Park 10 acLocal Other or Unknown 8 acNational Park 5 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Washington Memorial ParkwaySpecial Designation Area | National Park Service | 168 | Restricted |
| Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical ParkHistoric or Cultural Area | National Park Service | 168 | Restricted |
| Caderock Recreation AreaLocal Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 8 | Access unknown |
| Sangamore Local ParkLocal Park | Regional agency | 7 | Open |
| Glen Echo Heights ParkLocal Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 2 | Open |
| Brookmont Neighborhood ParkLocal Park | Regional agency | 2 | Open |
Nearby
Brookmont and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brookmont | 27.3% | 7.1 mi | 7 |
| McLean | 14.8% | 43.2 mi | 42 |
| Bethesda | 6% | 6.2 mi | 32 |
| Glen Echo | 59.4% | 0.3 mi | 2 |
| Cabin John | 31.8% | 4.8 mi | 8 |
| Washington | 17.4% | 117.6 mi | 237 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Brookmont's trails yet. Muddy, icy, a bridge out, where to park: a quick post helps the next person.
Sources: trails, parks, preserves, courts and bike lanes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), map data as of 2026-09-28. Conserved land: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US). Measured against the Census town boundary.
How we measure
"Trails" are OpenStreetMap paths, bridleways, public tracks and unpaved footways, plus footways inside a park or preserve or on a named trail route. Sidewalks are left out. Areas are counted on a 20-meter grid, so overlapping parcels count once. "Conserved" includes conservation easements, which protect land from development but are usually private property. Trailheads are the nearest marked trailhead, public parking lot or information board within about 150 meters of a preserve. Dog rules come from OpenStreetMap when someone has tagged them; otherwise we show what's typical for the land manager, or say the rules aren't recorded.