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Beach Drive in Rock Creek Park – Rock Creek Trail loop from Twinbrook

Beach Drive in Rock Creek Park – Rock Creek Trail loop from Twinbrook

Moderate

4.7

(6209)

8,280

riders

Beach Drive in Rock Creek Park – Rock Creek Trail loop from Twinbrook

03:07

71.4km

390m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 13, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 47.8 km for 65 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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4.69 km

Beach Road - Garret Park Rd to Cedar Ln

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Lovely smooth low traffic section.

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16.7 km

Beach Drive in Rock Creek Park

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Like riding on a cloud, the new asphalt is A #1. Car free Saturday and Sunday, so watch out for pedestrians and ride away. Restrooms and waysides along the road.

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24.1 km

Pierce Mill

Highlight • Monument

Once a working gristmill in the 1800s, Pierce Mill offers a glimpse into early Washington industry amid the woodland calm of Rock Creek Park. Today, its restored stone walls and …

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31.9 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 …

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35.0 km

Washington DC Skyline

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

Along this section of the Mount Vernon Trail you have views across the Potomac and can see the Washington Monument rising above its surroundings.

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40.6 km

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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46.4 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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49.3 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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71.4 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

51.0 km

13.5 km

4.46 km

1.35 km

945 m

158 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

61.3 km

9.36 km

400 m

204 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (120 m)

Lowest point (0 m)

Weather

Today

Thursday 13 August

31°C

22°C

14 %

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Beach Drive in Rock Creek Park – Rock Creek Trail loop from Twinbrook

Beach Road - Garret Park Rd to Cedar Ln

Beach Drive in Rock Creek Park

Pierce Mill

Rock Creek Trail

Washington DC Skyline

Hains Point

John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

Key Bridge Boathouse

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