Billy Goat Trail

Billy Goat Trail
Scrambling over boulders on Section A. Mather Gorge at left.
Length	4.7 mi (7.6 km)
Location	Montgomery County, Maryland, United States
Trailheads	C&O Canal Bear Island
Use	Hiking Trail Running
Difficulty	Strenuous (Section A) Moderate (Section B) Easy (Section C)
Season	All year
Sights	Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park

38°59′38″N 77°14′45″W / 38.9938°N 77.2458°W / 38.9938; -77.2458 (Billy Goat Trail Head)

The Billy Goat Trail is a 4.7-mile (7.6 km) hiking trail that follows a path between the C&O Canal and the Potomac River within the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park near the Great Falls in Montgomery County, Maryland. The trail has three sections: Section A, the northernmost, is 1.7 miles (2.7 km); Section B is 1.4 miles (2.3 km); and Section C, the southernmost, is 1.6 miles (2.6 km)