Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: November 13, 2025

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Lady Bird Johnson Park (Columbia Island)

National Mall

Rock Creek & Potomac Parkway

Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park

Gravelly Point Park

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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11.6 km

View of the Washington Monument from Lady Bird Johnson Park

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A well-developed, but also frequented bike path with a magnificent panorama of the mall. From the Lincoln Memorial to the Obelisk to the Jefferson Memorial, everything is obvious.

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13.3 km

View of the Washington Monument from the 14th Street Bridge

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Long bridge with a nice view of the mall. The bike and footpath (unfortunately it is a shared path) is quite narrow and busy. In addition, they are often downright …

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15.3 km

Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial

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The area is very crowded and hardly suitable for cycling. Liber descend so as not to hurt anyone. There are a lot of running kids here!

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17.7 km

View of the Georgetown Waterfront

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The cycle path leading here offers magnificent views of the city at any time of the day or night almost along its entire length.

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19.7 km

Francis Scott Key Bridge

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This is a paved path across the bridge with metal railings separating pedestrians/cyclists from vehicular traffic. It feels safe but it can be a little loud. The views are beautiful.

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25.5 km

The approach to Reagan National Airport is not easy, following the Potomac River with a late, deep turn to land. At this point the planes fly close enough to touch. Anyone who has anything left for aviation should come here.

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37.4 km

Junction of Washington & Old Dominion Trail and Bluemont Junction Trail

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This is the meeting of the Washington & Old Dominion rail trail with the Bluemont Junction Trail, which cuts off through the park. Both of these trails are paved so, …

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37.6 km

Bluemont Caboose

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The Bluemont Caboose, now housed on a specially built rail bed behind the Bluemont Community Center, is a historical bit of the Washington and Old Dominion Railroad's (W&OD) legacy. Once …

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40.6 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

39.0 km

548 m

464 m

426 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

30.3 km

9.13 km

1.03 km

117 m

< 100 m

Elevation

Highest point (90 m)

Lowest point (0 m)

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