Lost Blossom Bike Tour (20 Miles) - 20.3 MilesPage 1 of 2
WARNING!: Follow at own risk! Bicycling can be a dangerous activity. Directions may contain errors and do not identify all hazards.The author can not be held responsible for any death, injury, or property loss should you choose to follow this route.
Mile TurnLeg Description
0.0 Pass 0.0 Theodore Roosevelt Island parking area, heading north toward overpass.
0.2 Cross Over 0.2 George Washington Parkway using pedestrian overpass
0.3 Right 0.1 North Lynn Street at - Cross Over Key Bridge
0.7 Right 0.4 at end of Key Bridge onto recreation path through park
0.7 Right 0.0 Cross footbridge over C&O canal (caution STEPS)
0.7 Straight 0.0 at bottom of footbridge, following unpaved C&O Towpath under Key Bridge heading out of town. Optional paved Capital Crescent Trail is located one block to the left.
3.0 Pass 2.3 Fletchers Boathouse, continuing on paved Capital Crescent Trail
5.0 Cross Under 2.0 MaCarthur Blvd Tunnel, continuing on Capital Crescent Trail
6.6 Cross Over 1.7 River Road, continuing on Capital Crescent Trail
6.9 Left 0.3 Dorset Ave
7.0 Right 0.0 Kennedy Drive (Cherry Blossoms)
7.2 Left 0.2 Parkway Drive, at Do Not Enter signs
7.3 Bear Left 0.1 Brookside Drive, going 2/3rds around circle
Mile TurnLeg Description
7.4 Left 0.1 Dorset Ave
7.7 Cross 0.2 Little Falls Pkwy at , continuing on Dorset Ave (Hill)
8.3 Right 0.7 Wisconsin Ave (Optional Sidewalk)
8.4 Right 0.1 Somerset Terrace
8.5 Left 0.1 The Hills Plaza
8.7 Right 0.3 Willard Ave
9.4 Left 0.6 River Road at
9.4 Right 0.0 Baltimore Ave
9.6 Left 0.2 Glen Cove Parkway, at Do Not Enter Sign. After turn, continue straight through guard rail onto short dirt section.
9.7 Bear Right 0.1 Jamestown Road (Hill)
10.0 Left 0.3 Allan Road (Check out the house ahead on the left!)
10.1 Cross 0.2 Western Ave, becomes Chesapeake St NW
10.2 Right 0.1 49th Street NW
10.6 Cross 0.4 Massachusetts Ave at , continuing on 49th Street NW
11.2 Left 0.7 Glenbrook Rd NW at
11.5 Left 0.2 Rockwood Pkwy NW at
11.7 Cross 0.3 Nebraska Ave at , becomes Newark St NW

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Lost Blossom Bike Tour (20 Miles) - 20.3 MilesPage 2 of 2
WARNING!: Follow at own risk! Bicycling can be a dangerous activity. Directions may contain errors and do not identify all hazards.The author can not be held responsible for any death, injury, or property loss should you choose to follow this route.
Mile TurnLeg Description
11.8 Right 0.1 New Mexico Ave at . Cool down hill, but watch out for car doors!
12.5 Straight 0.7 becomes Tunlaw Rd NW after curve
13.0 Left 0.5 Calvert St NW at , crossing Wisconsin Ave
13.2 Bear Left 0.2 becomes Observatory Circle NW. Vice President resides on right.
13.4 Right 0.2 Massachuestts Ave (TRAFFIC).
14.3 Pass 0.9 Embassy of Japan on right (at California St) (Cherry Blossoms)
14.6 Bear Right 0.3 23rd St NW at Sheridan Circle. At next , continue straight - DO NOT cross Q Street Bridge
14.8 Right 0.2 P St NW, crossing over Rock Creek Valley
14.9 Left 0.2 ramp to Rock Creek Pkwy at
15.0 Right 0.1 Rock Creek Bike Path at bottom of ramp
15.6 Cross Under 0.6 Whitehurst Freeway, continuing on Rock Creek Bike Path. Optional right turn under freeway (K Street) to rejoin Capital Crescent Trail.
Mile TurnLeg Description
16.3 Left 0.7 Using crosswalk, immediately after underpass and circle, at corner of Ohio Drive and Rock Creek Parkway. Continue on path through volleyball area.
16.6 Cross Under 0.3 Memorial Bridge at Lincoln Memorial
16.7 Bear Right 0.1 onto Ohio Drive at (Cherry Blossoms)
17.5 Cross Over 0.8 Hump Bridge, near Jefferson Memorial.
17.5 Left 0.0 Sidewalk just after Hump Bridge, heading toward Jefferson Memorial
17.7 Right 0.2 180° turn onto recreation path along 14th Street, heading up hill
17.8 Cross Over 0.1 Potomac River on 14th Street Bridge
18.2 Bear Right 0.4 Follow Path down hill
18.3 Right 0.1 at onto Mount Vernon Trail - Optionally, turn left for 1.8 mile round trip visit to National Airport Overlook
18.4 Cross Over 0.1 Hump Bridge (caution NARROW PATH)
19.4 Cross Under 1.0 Memorial Bridge (caution NARROW PATH)
19.9 Cross Under 0.5 Theodore Roosevelt Bridge
20.1 Bear Right 0.2 at on boardwalk
20.3  0.2 End of Route

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