Matildaville Trail is a 1.7 mile heavily trafficked out and back trail located near McLean, Virginia that features a waterfall and is good for all skill levels. The trail is primarily used for hiking, walking, and nature trips and is best used from March until October. Dogs are also able to use this trail.
Great Falls Park charges a fee to enter. Fees are $20 per vehicle or $15 per motorcycle. If you are entering on foot, bike, or horseback the fee is $10 per person. You can also purchase a park specific annual pass for $35.
January 30, 2021Gorgeous trails along the Potomac, with rocky overlooks along the way. Excellent hike!
January 24, 2021More beautiful than expected!
January 24, 2021Good steep
January 23, 2021January 10, 2021January 9, 2021December 31, 2020Loved the rock scramble
November 21, 2020November 2, 2020Not well marked. All trails map differs from sign posts
September 22, 2020
September 20, 2020Great easy trail with a lot of wildlife. Saw three deer and a snake.
September 9, 2020Good
September 7, 2020Way too busy.
August 26, 2020Very easy hike with gorgeous views. Expected more ruins of Matildaville town since there is only a shed left lol but oh well its been too many years and things have disappeared.
July 19, 2020I would recommend getting here very early cause it’s a very active trail with lots of people Definitly wear shoes with good traction. It has sand with dirt for the first half of the trail but very rocky on the last half Very well maintained 10/10 stars
June 13, 2020May 7, 2020Beautiful views! Rapids & waterfalls!
February 8, 2020October 3, 2019This trail is part of the Great Falls Park in Virginia. There are beautiful waterfalls to see at the park. However their is a fee to enter the park. A good way to circumvent the fee is to park at Difficult Run Stream Valley Park and walk across the road to the trail head. Follow the trail down to the end then make a left. Shortly after you make a left you will see a fenced in structure on your right with a U.S. Gov warning sign. Shortly after you pass that sign make a right on the next trail. This trail is downhill and will take you to the carriage road. Make a left on the carriage road and follow until the end. Then make a left and you will be close to the waterfalls lookout. It’s about a 15 minute hike from Difficult Stream Valley Park to the Falls.
September 7, 2019Super easy. Many different shorter trails for those that don’t want to do the whole thing.
August 28, 2019River trail and matildaville trail are mostly closed
June 2, 2019Trail had some nice views and climbs, the river trail was closed for restoration so we used the Matildaville Trail as a detour. Riverbend park was a little harder to navigate and it seemed that the trail recording was a bit off. Overall a good hike
November 18, 2018Did this trail on the way back after completing the River Trail. Flat and peaceful. Nice end to a long day.
May 2, 2017I thought this trail was beautiful. gorgeous flowers nice little strange. I actually did two trails that day this was the second because I wasn't ready to go home.
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