Course Directions
1. Start at the parking lot West of Picnic Shelter 1 at its intersection with Park Chalet Place. head North, crossing Park Chalet Place onto the trail.
2. After the steep downhill, turn right in front of Picnic Shelter 2.
3. Shortly thereafter take the right fork on the trail to stay straight. Continue straight as it becomes a parking lot / gravel road.
4. Turn right onto the trail just a few feet before the boat ramp parking lot.
5. Cross over Fairway Drive and follow the trail as it bears left.
6. Turn right away from Fairway Drive to cross the golf course on the Potomac Heritage Trail.
7. Turn left at the intersection to stay on the Potomac Heritage Trail just East of Cascades Parkway and North of the ball fields, then follow the trail as it turns sharply left
8. Continue straight past the ballfields on your right and the playground on your left, headed East.
9. Make a short turn left to cross the bridge over Sugarland Run, and turn right to return to the PHT.
10. Continue straight on the gravel surface at 2.1 miles as the PHT turns left into the woods.
11. Turn around at the gate before the private golf course.
12. Retrace your steps back to the Picnic Shelter 1 parking lot, following the same route: crossing Sugarland Run, and continuing past the ballfields now on your left.
11. Turn right just before Cascades Parkway towards the far end of the ball fields to stay on the PHT as it crosses the golf course
12. Turn left to stay on the PHT just South of Fairway Drive.
13. Shortly thereafter turn right to cross Fairway Drive just West of the boat ramp parking lot.
14. Turn left heading West into the parking lot / gravel road.
15. Continue straight onto the trail at the end of the road.
16. Turn left at Picnic Shelter 2. After the steep uphill section, cross Park Chalet Place to the parking lot.
17. Continue through the starting parking lot into the Volcano Island Waterpark parking lot
18 Turn around at the Volcano Island sign and return to the starting parking lot.