The Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail (PHNST)

The Department of Natural Resources is partnering with the Potomac Heritage Trail Association and the National Park Service to evaluate an alignment for hiking between Point Lookout State Park and Marshall Hall, potentially connecting 11 department-managed lands, including Chapman’s Landing (Chapman State Park), Smallwood State Park, Chicamuxen WMA, Nanjemoy Wildlife Management Area, Wilson Farm, Purse area of the Nanjemoy WMA​, Chapel Point State Park (on Port Tobacco River), Cedar Point (1,737 acres), New Towne Neck (776 acres) and St. Inigoes (985 acres). A natural-surface, mostly off-road trail in the Potomac River corridor, if feasible, would be a significant part of a multi-use trail network between the Chesapeake Bay and two northern termini—Point State Park in Pittsburgh and the northern terminus of the Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail near Johnstown.