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Fishing Shore Beach – Dalecarlia Tunnel loop from Bethesda

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Fishing Shore Beach – Dalecarlia Tunnel loop from Bethesda

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Fishing Shore Beach – Dalecarlia Tunnel loop from Bethesda

02:00

35.4km

250m

Mountain biking

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

Last updated: December 11, 2025

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Rock Creek Park

Rock Creek & Potomac Parkway

Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park

Rock Creek Stream Valley Park

Little Falls Stream Valley Park

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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21.9 km

Lock 3, Chesapeake and Ohio Canal

Highlight • Monument

The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Trail follows the waterway for a long time and offers a bunch of cool views like this. You can clearly see one of the channel locks in action from here.

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25.7 km

Fishing Shore Beach

Highlight • Beach

Nestled beside the Capital Crescent Trail, this cozy fishing beach along the Potomac River invites cyclists to stop and recharge. A perfect spot to take a breather from your ride.

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29.8 km

Dalecarlia Tunnel

Highlight • Structure

The Dalecarlia Tunnel runs the Capital Crescent Trail under the Washington Aqueduct and MacArthur Boulevard. It was built in 1910 as a railway tunnel and is now over 100 years old.

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31.9 km

Loughborough Mill

Highlight • Historical Site

It was here that Nathan Loughborough built a mill around 1830 and participated in the growing wheat trade. It is reported that the mill ceased operations during the Civil War …

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33.6 km

Little Falls Stream Valley Unit 2

Nature Reserve

35.4 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

21.8 km

4.36 km

3.77 km

2.28 km

2.17 km

1.07 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

29.9 km

2.93 km

1.26 km

691 m

540 m

< 100 m

Elevation

Highest point (110 m)

Lowest point (0 m)

Weather

Today

Saturday 20 December

8°C

-3°C

0 %

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Max wind speed: 13.0 km/h

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Fishing Shore Beach – Dalecarlia Tunnel loop from Bethesda

Lock 3, Chesapeake and Ohio Canal

Fishing Shore Beach

Dalecarlia Tunnel

Loughborough Mill

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