So that road takes you to Bethesda? Wow! After 30 years of riding in that area/trail I know where it goes, I never thought it went somewhere. I may have to try it one day.
Give it a shot! Yes, you can get all the way from Bethesda to Old Town just using bike trails, which is great (no cars to worry about)! Caveat to that is that once you get to old town you will have to bike on the street briefly, but traffic typically isn't too bad!
Hey, Colin! Thanks for the video! We're moving to NoVa (close to the Mt. Vernon Trail) and I'm trying to plan a safe commute to the area around the Washington National Cathedral (Wisconsin Ave NW). I'm having a difficult time mapping a good route and I'd love your help. It looks like the easiest spot for me to pick up Mt. Vernon is by the entrance around Madison St & Fairfax. Thank you!
That is awesome - welcome to the area! I am assuming you are referring to the Madison and N Fairfax St in Old Town Alexandria area? If so, yes, you can hop on the Mt. Vernon trail right there by Oronoco Bay Park. Once you are on, you just head north and it will take you all the way up to Rosslyn where you can cross the bridge into Georgetown (up until this point you will be on a dedicated biking/walking trail the whole time - no traffic!). I personally haven’t biked up to the Cathedral before, but I am pretty sure it will require some biking on the road once you get to Georgetown to get there. If you wanted slightly more time off the road, you could go My Vernon trail, cross the Arlington Memorial Bridge (towards the Lincoln Memorial), and then hop on the Rock Creek trail (just hang a left once you cross the bridge and keep going north). You’d need to hop off the Rock Creek trail once you get to Shoreham Dr NW to cut NW to the Cathedral. I hope that helps and have fun biking in the area! Lots of trails to choose from!!
Nice video. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you for watching! I'm glad you enjoyed it!
So that road takes you to Bethesda? Wow! After 30 years of riding in that area/trail I know where it goes, I never thought it went somewhere. I may have to try it one day.
Give it a shot! Yes, you can get all the way from Bethesda to Old Town just using bike trails, which is great (no cars to worry about)! Caveat to that is that once you get to old town you will have to bike on the street briefly, but traffic typically isn't too bad!
Hey, Colin! Thanks for the video! We're moving to NoVa (close to the Mt. Vernon Trail) and I'm trying to plan a safe commute to the area around the Washington National Cathedral (Wisconsin Ave NW). I'm having a difficult time mapping a good route and I'd love your help. It looks like the easiest spot for me to pick up Mt. Vernon is by the entrance around Madison St & Fairfax. Thank you!
That is awesome - welcome to the area! I am assuming you are referring to the Madison and N Fairfax St in Old Town Alexandria area? If so, yes, you can hop on the Mt. Vernon trail right there by Oronoco Bay Park. Once you are on, you just head north and it will take you all the way up to Rosslyn where you can cross the bridge into Georgetown (up until this point you will be on a dedicated biking/walking trail the whole time - no traffic!). I personally haven’t biked up to the Cathedral before, but I am pretty sure it will require some biking on the road once you get to Georgetown to get there. If you wanted slightly more time off the road, you could go My Vernon trail, cross the Arlington Memorial Bridge (towards the Lincoln Memorial), and then hop on the Rock Creek trail (just hang a left once you cross the bridge and keep going north). You’d need to hop off the Rock Creek trail once you get to Shoreham Dr NW to cut NW to the Cathedral. I hope that helps and have fun biking in the area! Lots of trails to choose from!!
@cjones5vt this is SO helpful!! Holy smokes. Thank you very much! I sincerely appreciate your help ✌️✌️
No problem at all - happy to help! See you out there!