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West End Park – Bluemont Caboose loop from Virginia Square–GMU

West End Park – Bluemont Caboose loop from Virginia Square–GMU

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West End Park – Bluemont Caboose loop from Virginia Square–GMU

01:28

35.8km

180m

Road cycling

Easy road ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 8, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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3.25 km

W&OD Railway and Jim Crow Laws Historical Marker

Highlight (Segment) • Historical Site

Beautiful smooth paved trail plus info board on the Jim Crow laws that enforced racial segregation on public transport.

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3.99 km

Bon Air Park

Highlight • Rest Area

Bon Air Park is a beautiful, urban green space along the Washington & Old Dominion Trail. The park has playgrounds, picnic areas and a rose garden.

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6.12 km

Benjamin Banneker Park

Highlight • Historical Site

The Benjamin Banneker Park is the home of the Intermediate Stone of the District of Columbia, an old surveyors boundary line for the District of Columbia. The marker stone was …

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9.00 km

West End Park

Highlight • Rest Area

West End Park sits right off the W&OD—an easy spot to roll in, catch some shade, and take a quick break. The path has a few root bumps, so slow …

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17.3 km

Caboose Brewery

Highlight • Pub

No matter what you like to have on your ride you can find it here. There's great beer, and food, but also coffee and pastries. It's location along the W&OD …

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17.7 km

The Old Dominion Trail is officially part of the Washington & Old Dominion Railroad Regional Park and is a 45‑mile paved rail‑trail winding through Fairfax County. The trail is popular with walkers, runners, and cyclists.

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27.0 km

Washington & Old Dominion Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

The Washington & Old Dominion Trail is a 45-mile trail that runs from Shirlington to Purcellville. The entire trail is paved and runs through a mix of open fields, suburban and urban landscapes.

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32.5 km

Bluemont Caboose

Highlight • Historical Site

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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35.8 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

32.7 km

2.42 km

593 m

202 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

34.6 km

919 m

223 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (130 m)

Lowest point (60 m)

Weather

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Tuesday 9 June

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West End Park – Bluemont Caboose loop from Virginia Square–GMU

W&OD Railway and Jim Crow Laws Historical Marker

Bon Air Park

Benjamin Banneker Park

West End Park

Caboose Brewery

Old Dominion Trail

Washington & Old Dominion Trail

Bluemont Caboose

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