Tidal Basin – Hains Point loop from Waterfront

Road cycling routes

United States

District Of Columbia

Tidal Basin – Hains Point loop from Waterfront

Easy

4.8

(2553)

7,555

riders

Tidal Basin – Hains Point loop from Waterfront

00:47

18.7km

20m

Road cycling

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

Last updated: November 9, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 8.95 km for 57 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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1.78 km

Tidal Basin

Highlight • Lake

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

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8.97 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 …

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13.7 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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18.7 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.17 km

6.40 km

2.72 km

282 m

148 m

Surfaces

13.6 km

4.34 km

787 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 10 November

21°C

5°C

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Comments

December 21, 2022,Road Bike Tour

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