Billy Goat Trail (nearby on Maryland side)
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Billy Goat Trail is a popular, rugged hiking trail along the Potomac River in Maryland, known for its rock scrambles, scenic river views, and proximity to Great Falls.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Billy Goat Trail (nearby on Maryland side) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T437499 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Billy Goat Trail (nearby on Maryland side) Context triple: [Great Falls of the Potomac, hasTrailAccess, Billy Goat Trail (nearby on Maryland side)]
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A.
Antietam Creek, Maryland
Antietam Creek in Maryland is a historic waterway best known as the site of the Battle of Antietam, one of the bloodiest and most consequential engagements of the American Civil War.
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B.
Fanny’s Ford Trail
Fanny’s Ford Trail is a hiking path in North Carolina’s Eno River State Park known for its riverside scenery and access to historic fording sites.
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C.
Four Mile Trail
Four Mile Trail is a steep, scenic hiking route in Yosemite National Park that climbs from the valley floor up to Glacier Point, offering expansive views of Yosemite Valley and its famous granite cliffs and waterfalls.
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D.
Battle Road Trail
Battle Road Trail is a historic walking and biking path that follows the route of the opening battles of the American Revolutionary War between Lexington and Concord in Massachusetts.
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E.
Pine Mountain Trail
Pine Mountain Trail is a popular long-distance hiking route in western Georgia known for its scenic ridges, hardwood forests, and overlooks within and around F.D. Roosevelt State Park.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Billy Goat Trail (nearby on Maryland side) Target entity description: Billy Goat Trail is a popular, rugged hiking trail along the Potomac River in Maryland, known for its rock scrambles, scenic river views, and proximity to Great Falls.
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A.
Antietam Creek, Maryland
Antietam Creek in Maryland is a historic waterway best known as the site of the Battle of Antietam, one of the bloodiest and most consequential engagements of the American Civil War.
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B.
Fanny’s Ford Trail
Fanny’s Ford Trail is a hiking path in North Carolina’s Eno River State Park known for its riverside scenery and access to historic fording sites.
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C.
Four Mile Trail
Four Mile Trail is a steep, scenic hiking route in Yosemite National Park that climbs from the valley floor up to Glacier Point, offering expansive views of Yosemite Valley and its famous granite cliffs and waterfalls.
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D.
Battle Road Trail
Battle Road Trail is a historic walking and biking path that follows the route of the opening battles of the American Revolutionary War between Lexington and Concord in Massachusetts.
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E.
Pine Mountain Trail
Pine Mountain Trail is a popular long-distance hiking route in western Georgia known for its scenic ridges, hardwood forests, and overlooks within and around F.D. Roosevelt State Park.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hiking trail
ⓘ
hiking trail segment ⓘ hiking trail segment ⓘ hiking trail segment ⓘ recreational trail ⓘ |
| accessPoint |
Patapsco Valley State Park
ⓘ
surface form:
Carderock recreation area
Great Falls Tavern Visitor Center ⓘ |
| approximateLength | about 4.7 miles combined (Sections A, B, and C) ⓘ |
| bikesAllowed | no ⓘ |
| hasDifficulty |
difficult
ⓘ
easy to moderate ⓘ moderate ⓘ moderate ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
overlooks
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rock ledges ⓘ scramble sections ⓘ wooded sections ⓘ |
| hasHazard |
slippery rocks when wet
ⓘ
steep cliffs ⓘ uneven rocky surfaces ⓘ |
| hasRegulation |
stay on marked trail
ⓘ
swimming prohibited in Potomac River ⓘ |
| hasSection |
Billy Goat Trail Section A
ⓘ
Billy Goat Trail Section B ⓘ Billy Goat Trail Section C ⓘ |
| knownFor |
rock scrambles
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rock scrambling ⓘ rugged terrain ⓘ rugged terrain ⓘ scenic river views ⓘ |
| locatedAlong | Potomac River ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Maryland
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| managedBy | National Park Service ⓘ |
| near |
Great Falls of the Potomac
ⓘ
Great Falls, Maryland ⓘ Potomac, Maryland ⓘ |
| offersViewOf | Mather Gorge ⓘ |
| overlooks | Potomac River ⓘ |
| partOf |
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park (across Potomac)
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surface form:
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
|
| petsAllowed | no on Section A ⓘ |
| popularFor |
day hiking
ⓘ
nature viewing ⓘ rock scrambling ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
flood-related closures
ⓘ
seasonal closures ⓘ |
| trailSurface |
dirt
ⓘ
rock ⓘ |
| usedFor | hiking only ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Billy Goat Trail (nearby on Maryland side) Description of subject: Billy Goat Trail is a popular, rugged hiking trail along the Potomac River in Maryland, known for its rock scrambles, scenic river views, and proximity to Great Falls.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.