Mile |
Delta |
Dir. |
Description |
0.0 |
|
|
Begin - Theodore Roosevelt Island, heading north toward
pedestrian overpass |
0.2 |
0.20 |
UP |
Ramp to Key Bridge on right |
0.5 |
0.30 |
X |
Key Bridge - Sidewalk |
0.8 |
0.30 |
R |
Thru park to stairs/ramp to C& O Canal path |
0.9 |
0.10 |
L |
On towpath |
1.0 |
0.10 |
R |
On 33rd. St. |
1.1 |
0.10 |
R |
K St. under Whitehurst Frwy. |
1.4 |
0.30 |
S |
Capital Crescent Trailhead |
3.6 |
2.20 |
|
Fletchers Boathouse (Parking, Restrooms, Food, Water) |
4.5 |
0.90 |
XO |
C&O Canal at Arizona Ave. |
5.7 |
1.20 |
XU |
MacArthur Blvd.- Dalecarlia Tunnel |
7.4 |
1.70 |
XO |
River Road (Food) |
9.2 |
1.80 |
R |
Bethesda Ave (trail ends) |
9.3 |
0.10 |
L |
Woodmont Ave.(Use left sidewalk- Ave. becomes one way AGAINST
YOU) |
9.9 |
0.60 |
X |
Old Georgetown Rd.-(move to right side on Woodmont - two
way again) - Sidewalk |
10.5 |
0.60 |
L |
Rockville Pike - Path/Sidewalk on right side |
11.2 |
0.70 |
X |
Cedar Lane |
11.2 |
0.00 |
R |
On Bike Path |
11.8 |
0.60 |
XU |
Capital Beltway |
11.9 |
0.10 |
L |
Beach Drive (or use Rock Creek Trail) |
14.1 |
2.20 |
X |
Knowles Ave. - trail on right side |
14.5 |
0.40 |
XU |
Railroad tunnel |
14.7 |
0.20 |
|
Park (Parking, Restrooms) |
16.2 |
1.50 |
X |
Randolph Rd. |
16.6 |
0.40 |
|
Park on right of trail (Water, Restrooms) |
16.7 |
0.10 |
L |
SECOND bridge to Dewey Rd. |
16.8 |
0.10 |
R |
Gaynor Lane |
16.9 |
0.10 |
L |
Viers Mill Rd.- Shoulder on Right |
17.9 |
1.00 |
R |
Aspen Hill Rd. |
17.9 |
0.00 |
L |
Adrian St. |
18.0 |
0.10 |
R |
Baltic Ave. |
18.1 |
0.10 |
L |
Parking lot to Rock Creek Trail (Restrooms, Water) |
20.0 |
1.90 |
XU |
Rt. 28 |
20.0 |
0.00 |
R |
Up path (steep!) |
20.2 |
0.20 |
R |
Rt. 28 on shoulder |
21.3 |
1.10 |
R |
East Gude Drive - sidewalks/path on left side |
23.2 |
1.90 |
R |
Crabbs Branch Way - right sidewalk |
24.4 |
1.20 |
X |
Redland Rd. |
25.1 |
0.70 |
L |
Shady Grove Rd. - USE Sidewalk - Caution |
25.5 |
0.40 |
R |
Oakmont Ave. - Caution |
26.1 |
0.60 |
R |
Cross railroad tracks |
26.2 |
0.10 |
L |
Railroad Street |
26.5 |
0.30 |
L |
West on Diamond Ave.- Sidewalk |
27.4 |
0.90 |
X |
Summit Ave. (Parking, Food, Restrooms at train station) |
27.9 |
0.50 |
L |
Chestnut St. |
28.1 |
0.20 |
X |
West Diamond Ave.- Chestnut becomes Muddy Branch Rd.- Sidewalk |
30.5 |
2.40 |
X |
Great Seneca Hwy. |
31.1 |
0.60 |
X |
Rt. 28 - Use path on left then cross to right shoulder. |
31.4 |
0.30 |
BL |
Becomes Dufief Mill Rd.- Shoulder |
33.4 |
2.00 |
BR |
Travilah Rd. @ Elementary School - Shoulder |
34.0 |
0.60 |
R |
Split Creek Ct.- avoids Travilah traffic |
34.2 |
0.20 |
L |
Stone Barn La. |
34.8 |
0.60 |
L |
Squires Ct. |
35.0 |
0.20 |
L |
Glen Rd. |
35.3 |
0.30 |
R |
Travilah Rd. (Shopping Center - Convenience Store)- on road,
use caution. |
36.7 |
1.40 |
R |
River Rd. - Shoulder |
36.8 |
0.10 |
L |
Pennyfield Lock Rd. |
37.6 |
0.80 |
L |
At C & O Canal on road to lock, cross canal |
37.9 |
0.30 |
R |
C & O Canal |
40.5 |
2.60 |
|
Lock 23 @ Violettes Lock Road |
41.2 |
0.70 |
|
Lock 24 @ Seneca Creek Aquaduct |
49.7 |
8.50 |
|
Lock 25 @ Edwards Ferry Rd. |
54.9 |
5.20 |
L |
Whites Ferry Rd. (Parking, Restrooms, Food) |
54.9 |
0.00 |
X |
Potomac River (Ferry $1.00) to White's Ferry Rd. |
56.6 |
1.70 |
L |
Rt. 15 - Shoulder - Caution |
59.1 |
2.50 |
BR |
Business Rt. 15 |
59.9 |
0.80 |
L |
W & OD Trail |
61.3 |
1.40 |
XU |
Rt. 15 |
64.3 |
3.00 |
X |
Goose Creek |
64.5 |
0.20 |
|
Quarry Overlook |
68.8 |
4.30 |
|
Smith's Switch Station ( Restrooms, Vending, Water, Air) |
70.6 |
1.80 |
XO |
Rt. 28 (Parking) |
73.9 |
3.30 |
X |
Crestview Dr. (Convenience Store on Left) |
74.4 |
0.50 |
X |
Ferndale Ave. (Herndon Community Center & Golf Course,
Food,Restrooms, Water) |
76.7 |
2.30 |
X |
Reston Pkwy. |
79.0 |
2.30 |
XU |
Dulles Toll Rd. |
79.4 |
0.40 |
X |
Hunter Mill Rd. - CAUTION! |
83.6 |
4.20 |
|
Vienna Train Station (water) |
86.6 |
3.00 |
XO |
Capital Beltway |
87.1 |
0.50 |
XO |
I-66 @ Virginia Ave. Follow Ave. to trail |
87.9 |
0.80 |
X |
Shreve Rd. - CAUTION! |
88.5 |
0.60 |
XO |
Leesburg Pike |
89.9 |
1.40 |
X |
Rt. 29 |
95.9 |
6.00 |
R |
Shirlington Rd. (End W&OD) - Sidewalk |
96.0 |
0.10 |
R |
Arlington Mill Dr. - Sidewalk |
96.1 |
0.10 |
L |
Quincy St. - Sidewalk |
96.3 |
0.20 |
L |
28th St. - Sidewalk |
96.4 |
0.10 |
L |
Pedestrian Bridge - Cross I-395 |
96.6 |
0.20 |
L |
Martha Custis Dr. becomes Valley Drive - Sidewalk |
98.1 |
1.50 |
L |
West Glebe Rd. - Sidewalk |
98.3 |
0.20 |
X |
West Glebe Rd.@ South Glebe Rd.to Anderson Trail (aka 4
Mile Run) follows stream. |
98.8 |
0.50 |
XU |
Rt.1 and Shopping Center |
99.0 |
0.20 |
L |
Up to Mount Vernon Trail |
99.1 |
0.10 |
R |
North on Mount Vernon Trail |
102.1 |
3.00 |
|
Gravelly Point, north of National Airport runway (Parking) |
102.1 |
0.00 |
X |
Parking lot - continue on trail |
104.0 |
1.90 |
|
Finish - Parking Lot @ Roosevelt Island |