Begin at Iwo Jima. Go through Rosslyn and across Key Bridge
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Begin at Iwo Jima. Go through Rosslyn and across Key Bridge
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Take a sharp RIGHT thru Key Park after Key Bridge down to river side of C&O Canal. Go west on C&O Towpath or Capital Crescent Trail
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Take a sharp RIGHT thru Key Park after Key Bridge down to river side of C&O Canal. Go west on C&O Towpath or Capital Crescent Trail
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At Fletcher's Boathouse (water and restrooms), get on the Capital Crescent trail if you aren’t already
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At Fletcher's Boathouse (water and restrooms), get on the Capital Crescent trail if you aren’t already
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Continue through Bethesda and go through tunnel After tunnel, trail is gravel and called the Georgetown Branch Trail
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Continue through Bethesda and go through tunnel After tunnel, trail is gravel and called the Georgetown Branch Trail
10.3 Go LEFT on Jones Mill Rd, then QUICK RIGHT on Susanna Lane. At end of Susanna turn RIGHT on bike path, and go RIGHT at the T at the bottom of the hill onto Rock Creek Trail bike path.
10.3 Go LEFT on Jones Mill Rd, then QUICK RIGHT on Susanna Lane. At end of Susanna turn RIGHT on bike path, and go RIGHT at the T at the bottom of the hill onto Rock Creek Trail bike path.
11.3 Go STRAIGHT across East-West Highway, and follow trail past horse stables, ball fields, and tennis courts. Continue following signs for Rock Creek Trail to DC.
11.3 Go STRAIGHT across East-West Highway, and follow trail past horse stables, ball fields, and tennis courts. Continue following signs for Rock Creek Trail to DC.
12.4 The trail ends at the MD/DC border where trail joins Beach Drive. Go through closed vehicular gate onto Beach Drive (closed to automobile traffic on weekends!)
12.4 The trail ends at the MD/DC border where trail joins Beach Drive. Go through closed vehicular gate onto Beach Drive (closed to automobile traffic on weekends!)
16.8 Beach Drive comes to a “T” at Broad Branch Rd. Continue STRAIGHT, run through parking lot, and get on Rock Creek bike trail at other end, going past Pierce Mill
16.8 Beach Drive comes to a “T” at Broad Branch Rd. Continue STRAIGHT, run through parking lot, and get on Rock Creek bike trail at other end, going past Pierce Mill
21.3 Turn right onto the C&O Canal Towpath trailhead
21.3 Turn right onto the C&O Canal Towpath trailhead
22.0 Go up ramp to Key Bridge, and cross the bridge
22.0 Go up ramp to Key Bridge, and cross the bridge