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Rock Creek Trail – Thomas Jefferson Memorial loop from Friendship Heights

Rock Creek Trail – Thomas Jefferson Memorial loop from Friendship Heights

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Rock Creek Trail – Thomas Jefferson Memorial loop from Friendship Heights

01:56

42.0km

190m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Great for any fitness level. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 8, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 15.6 km for 141 m

After 17.3 km for 79 m

After 28.9 km for 65 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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12.1 km

Capital Crescent Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

The Capital Crescent Trail follows the north shoreline of the Potomac river downstream into Washington, D.C. Currently the trail is around 7 miles long, but there is an extension planned for the near future.

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12.9 km

C&O Canal Mile Marker 0

Highlight • Trail

This point marks the start of the 185-mile C&O Canal Towpath Trail that runs from Washington D.C. to Cumberland, Maryland. Originally built as a way for mules to tow boats along the canal, it is now converted into a multi-use trail for outdoor enthusiasts of all stripes.

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13.4 km

Rock Creek Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Rock Creek Trail is a popular spot for foot traffic. Starting from the parking lot off Virginia Avenue, the paved path follows Rock Creek, passing landmarks like the William Howard Taft Bridge and Peirce Mill. Along the route hikers can find picnic areas, restrooms, and drinking fountains. Open year-round, the trail welcomes dogs, with some areas allowing off-leash.

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15.7 km

Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial

Highlight • Monument

Great monument - also quite monumental with the relief, which was carved into the large stone... But despite everything, not as pompous as some of the other monuments around and also somehow simple - definitely worth seeing. You should take a little time for the inscriptions that can be read around the monument in the wall.

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17.4 km

Thomas Jefferson Memorial

Highlight • Monument

In addition to the Jefferson Memorial itself, which Franklin D. Roosewelt had built for the founding father of the USA and the author of the Declaration of Independence, the view of the Tidal Basin is worth a trip here. Especially in the morning when the last wafts of fog are still hanging over the water (see photos and highlight Tidal Basin).

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21.7 km

Hains Point

Highlight • Viewpoint

Hains Point was named after the US Army Corps of Engineers' Peter Conover Hains. Peter Conover Hains was the engineer who made the Tidal Basin design. At this point the Potomac River, Washington Channel, and Anacostia River all meet.

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27.5 km

John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

Highlight • Monument

Following the bike/foot path on the southern outskirts of the Kennedy Center grounds accesses the pedestrian/bicycle path over the Theodore Roosevelt Bridge, which spits you out just where the parking lot is for Theodore Roosevelt island.

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30.4 km

Key Bridge Boathouse

Highlight • Rest Area

Boathouse where canoes, kayaks and stand-up paddle boards can be rented. Great way to explore the Potomac shoreline up and down stream.

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42.0 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

25.2 km

9.58 km

3.48 km

1.43 km

1.16 km

1.09 km

Surfaces

35.9 km

4.12 km

857 m

704 m

401 m

Elevation

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Today

Wednesday 10 June

31°C

21°C

79 %

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Rock Creek Trail – Thomas Jefferson Memorial loop from Friendship Heights

Capital Crescent Trail

C&O Canal Mile Marker 0

Rock Creek Trail

Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial

Thomas Jefferson Memorial

Hains Point

John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

Key Bridge Boathouse

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