Metropolitan Branch Trail

Metropolitan Branch Trail
The Metropolitan Branch Trail
Length	8 miles (13 km)
Location	Washington, D.C.
Trailheads	South: Union Station, North: Silver Spring
Use	Hiking, Biking
Website	metbranchtrail.com

The Metropolitan Branch Trail (informally, the Met Branch Trail) is an American rail trail between the transit center in Silver Spring, Maryland, and Union Station in the District of Columbia. It runs for 8 miles (13 km): one in Maryland and seven within Washington, D.C. The trail parallels Metrorail and CSX tracks along a right-of-way opened in 1873 as the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O)'s Metropolitan Branch.

The trail connects to the Capital Crescent Trail and is part of the East Coast Greenway. Planned connections include a trail from Fort Totten to the Northwest Branch Trail of the Anacostia Tributary Trail System at Hyattsville, Maryland; and an on-street connection from Union Station to the National Mall.