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Alexandria
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Tidal Basin – Thomas Jefferson Memorial loop from King Street–Old Town

Routes
Road cycling routes
United States
Virginia
Alexandria
Alexandria

Tidal Basin – Thomas Jefferson Memorial loop from King Street–Old Town

Easy

4.7

(3604)

14,993

riders

Tidal Basin – Thomas Jefferson Memorial loop from King Street–Old Town

01:21

29.9km

90m

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

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 18.2 km for 79 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

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1

4.63 km

Daingerfield Island

Highlight • Forest

On Daingerfield Island you can have an outdoor picnic, watch sailboats and windsurfers go by. It is a mostly forested flat park. Right here was the first settlement of Alexandria, founded by Simon Pearson in 1696.

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2

8.50 km

Roaches Run Waterfowl Sanctuary

Highlight • Natural

The Roaches Run Waterfowl Sanctuary is a nature reserve that is home to many different types of birds and waterfowl. It is a popular spot to try to see osprey, …

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3

8.96 km

Gravelly Point Park is overseen by the Nation Park Service as it lies within the George Washington Memorial Parkway. This unique location gives visitors an amazing opportunity to see planes …

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4

14.5 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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5

17.8 km

Tidal Basin

Highlight • Lake

Great facility that man / woman should definitely see during a visit...

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6

18.3 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 …

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B

29.9 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

23.7 km

3.89 km

1.11 km

607 m

537 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

19.0 km

10.2 km

565 m

126 m

< 100 m

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Tuesday 9 June

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