Tidal Basin

National Mall and Memorial Parks

easy

Length: 2.06 mi

Est. time: 42m

Gain: 84 ft

Loss: 55 ft

Max elev: 25 ft

NetworkTrail class 5Concretehike

Elevation profile

+84 ft gain · −55 ft loss — an estimate from a DEM.

Trailhead & logistics

Trailhead parking (Place)

White House Visitor Center (VisitorCenter)

What to know

Walk Around the Tidal Basin

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Connect the dots

Learn:

A New Home on Capitol Hill: Fighting for the Equal Rights Amendment A Woman's Place Is In This House: Alice Paul and the Work For Women's Equality Lobbying for Equality: Examining the "Deadly Political Index" of the National Woman's Party

Journeys:

Marie Louise Bottineau Baldwin Lucy Burns Charles Carroll Glover Thomas Lincoln Casey Inez Milholland Samuel Francis Du Pont

Plan smart, verify on site

Length, elevation, and difficulty are estimates derived from open data (NPS Public Trails GIS, high confidence) — not a safety guarantee. Conditions change; check current closures, weather, and water, and carry the essentials. Always defer to NPS.gov and park rangers.

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