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U.S. Capitol – Capitol Reflecting Pool loop from Virginia Square–GMU

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U.S. Capitol – Capitol Reflecting Pool loop from Virginia Square–GMU

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U.S. Capitol – Capitol Reflecting Pool loop from Virginia Square–GMU

06:07

23.5km

160m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 12, 2026

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Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park

Rock Creek & Potomac Parkway

Washington Circle Park

Seaton Park East

Seaton Park West

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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12.5 km

U.S. Capitol

Highlight • Monument

The lesser-known east side of the Capitol. Here is the entrance to the underground visitor center and close to the headquarters of important institutions such as the National Library and the Supreme Court.

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13.2 km

View on US Capitol

Highlight • Monument

Washington, D.C. is the capital of the United States and a compact city on the Potomac River, bordering the states of Maryland and Virginia. It is characterized by imposing neo-classical …

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13.5 km

Capitol Reflecting Pool

Highlight • Lake

Capitol - Famous domed building housing the US Senate & House of Representatives, open for tours.

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14.6 km

Smithsonian Castle

Highlight • Monument

The Smithsonian Castle's construction was fininshed in 1855. And as visitors enter through the National Mall entrance they pass the crypt of James Smithson, who is the institution's founder.

It …

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16.0 km

World War II Memorial

Highlight • Monument

The World War II Memorial is very large, 7.4-acres to be exact! The memorial is made up of 56 granite pillars, each 17 feet tall. There is an amazing amount of landscaping and water in the fountain here as well.

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16.1 km

Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool

Highlight • Monument

The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is a man made, very long, thin, shallow body of water, and does exactly what its name intends.... reflects! Reaching from the Lincoln Memorial to …

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16.5 km

Reflecting Pool

Lake

16.9 km

View of the Washington Monument from the Lincoln Memorial's Reflecting Pool

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Reflection site from the Lincoln Memorial site

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17.0 km

Lincoln Memorial

Highlight • Monument

The Lincoln was built to honor Abraham Lincoln. He was the 16th president, assassinated on April 14, 1865 as the civil war was concluding. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his …

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23.5 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

22.6 km

481 m

206 m

142 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

14.7 km

5.07 km

2.24 km

1.24 km

303 m

Elevation

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Highest point (80 m)

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Weather

Today

Thursday 16 July

37°C

27°C

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Max wind speed: 18.0 km/h

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Comments

October 3, 2024,Stadtspaziergang durch Washington

🏛️White House
📸George Washington Equestrian Statue
🏠Georgetown
☕baked & wired
🌳Francis Scott Key Park
📸United States Marine Corps War Memorial
🪦Arlington National Cementary
🏛️Lincoln Memorial
🌳National Mall
🏛️Washington Monument
🏛️United States Capitol
👽FBI Headquarters

...and whatever else there was to see along the way.🙂

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U.S. Capitol – Capitol Reflecting Pool loop from Virginia Square–GMU

U.S. Capitol

View on US Capitol

Capitol Reflecting Pool

Smithsonian Castle

World War II Memorial

Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool

View of the Washington Monument from the Lincoln Memorial's Reflecting Pool

Lincoln Memorial

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