Mt. Vernon, Capital Crescent and Rock Creek
This 43 mile ride takes you on the Mt. Vernon trial through Old Town Alexandria, up the river to Roosevelt Island and across the Key Bridge to Georgetown. After a quick stop in Georgetown you continue along the Capital Crescent Trail to downtown Bethesda, MD. Then past Columbia Country Club to Chevy Chase, where you pick up the Rock Creek Trail (folows or uses Beach Drive) back South past the Nataional Zoo returning to the Georgetown waterfront. Continue past the Watergate on Ohio Drive passing the Lincoln and Jefferson Memorials and back over the 14th Street bridge where you pick up the Mt. Vernon Trail for the trip home. Its a gentile uphill climb to Bethesda and an exilerating gentle downhill descent through Rock Creek Park. Truly awsome ride through two states and the District past some of the best sights DC has to offer. - a 43.6 mi cycling route in Alexandria , Virginia
Route Location
Start Lat/Lng: (38.75736297590931, -77.0513248443604)
City: Alexandria
Country Name: the United States
Country Code: US
State Code: VA
State Name: Virginia
Postal Code: 22307
Route Stats
Activity: Cycling
Distance: 43.6 mi
Max Elevation: 114.48999999999998 meters
Elevation Gain / Total Ascent: 369 meters
Data Source: MapMyRide
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