best day hike within 2.5 hours of NW DC?

[Anonymous]

Maryland Heights loop at Harper's Ferry is great. And if you go up top, you'll see nobody.

[Anonymous]

Bull Run Occoquan trail.

[Anonymous]

White Oak, though there are not the views like Old Rag, but it is a great trail. We have only done it bottom to top to bottom.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would like to do Old Rag, but I've got the damn dog.

Doing Cedar Run Trail this weekend because in two weeks I'm going to do the presidential range up in NH and need some altitude. Everything is so short here!

Continue up to the Hawksbill summit. I think it’s about 7 miles RT and just shy of 3000 feet. If you are willing to drive further, the Priest is 9 miles/3500 feet.