Name: Big Devil's Stairs (Rating: A)
Start: 2025-11-21T07:15:00-05:00
End: 2025-11-21T15:30:00-05:00
Location: Centreville Park & Ride Lot

You must read the following NVHC Sign-in Sheet Statement/Liability Disclaimer, [https://nvhc.com/signin.pdf](https://nvhc.com/signin.pdf) and then answer the question that you will see when you RSVP with "I accept" to be permitted on the hike.

This is a 10 mile hike from the boundary of SNP to a spectacular gorge. It has an elevation gain of about 2200 feet. This hike is rated an A. We start at a small parking area along Rt 625 at the Mount Marshall Trailhead. We go up the Mount Marshall Road (trail). We then make a left on the Bluff Trail. Then we descend to the overlook on the Big Devil's Stairs Trail where we will eat lunch. After lunch, we will retrace our steps back to the cars.

Leader: Maryellen Trevisan 202-730-5314 (C)

Rating: A

Pace: 2.5 to 3.3mph

Carpools: Meet at the Centreville Park and Ride at 7:15am to depart by 7:30am. Suggested carpool fee is $6. The leader will be at the carpool location. GPS Coordinates: 38.836038, -77.455371
https://goo.gl/maps/UhxfSAbcao4mCWC96

Meet at the Mount Marshall Trailhead at 8:45am. GPS Coordinates: 38.7478506,-78.1940236
[https://goo.gl/maps/VvgSpAddeyUPJXCy9](https://goo.gl/maps/VvgSpAddeyUPJXCy9)

Neither the Club nor the hike leaders are responsible for coordinating transportation to/from the trailhead. Hikers are not guaranteed to get a ride to the trailhead from the carpool location. Carpooling is organized by the participants and they participate at their own risk.

Park Entry Fee: $0.

Map for hike: Big Devil's Stairs on AllTrails
[https://www.alltrails.com/explore/map/big-devil-s-stairs-25af936?u=i&sh=rr7xq6](https://www.alltrails.com/explore/map/big-devil-s-stairs-25af936?u=i&sh=rr7xq6)

Driving time to trail head: 1 hour 15 minutes

**You must be experienced in hikes of this distance and elevation gain.**

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