Rock Creek Park – Rock Creek Park bathrooms loop from Silver Spring

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Rock Creek Park – Rock Creek Park bathrooms loop from Silver Spring

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Rock Creek Park – Rock Creek Park bathrooms loop from Silver Spring

01:04

16.7km

130m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 10, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 0 m for 281 m

After 4.96 km for 54 m

After 16.4 km for 281 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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4.36 km

Rock Creek Park

Highlight • Forest

Rock Creek Park, spanning 1,754 acres, is a natural escape from city life, offering trails, wildlife, and historic landmarks. Founded by Congress in 1890, this national park features not only natural beauty but also family-friendly activities. Visitors can explore its flat paved trails, visit the Smithsonian National Zoo, or learn about history at the 19th-century Peirce Mill. Families can enjoy the Nature Center, and Discovery Room. The park also hosts stargazing at its planetarium, guided ranger walks, picnic spots, and opportunities to visit historic sites like Fort Stevens, where Lincoln stood during the Civil War.

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4.92 km

Joaquin Miller log cabin

Highlight • Monument

On Beach Drive, close to Military road. Picnic tables and rustic grill nearby. Bathroom and water fountain available. This is a picturesque cabin that reminds me of the little house on the prairie.

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4.98 km

Rock Creek Park bathrooms

Highlight • Rest Area

Flushable bathrooms with water for washing hands, accessible.

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7.15 km

Herring Highway

Highlight • Structure

This may look like a natural arrangement of rocks, but it is really a feat of engineering. Rocks are precisely placed to build a series of boulder step pools that raise the water level making it possible for fish to swim over an active sewer line. Migrating Blueback herring, Alewife and other fish can once again swim upstream to spawn as their ancestors did thousands of years ago. These pools are part of a larger project that restores the "Herring Highway".

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7.31 km

Boulder Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

A beautiful stone bridge with an arch. The construction is completely different from the pedestrian bridges around it.

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8.79 km

Ross Drive Northwest, Rock Creek Park

Highlight (Segment) • Bridge

Climb Ridge Road and cross Ross Drive Bridge, which features an open-spandrel concrete arch and is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

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