Thomas Jefferson Memorial – Rock Creek Trail loop from Friendship Heights

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Thomas Jefferson Memorial – Rock Creek Trail loop from Friendship Heights

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Thomas Jefferson Memorial – Rock Creek Trail loop from Friendship Heights

01:59

44.1km

200m

Road cycling

Easy road ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The route includes a crossing by ferry. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 13, 2026

This route includes a ferry crossing

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Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 10.5 km for 90 m

After 11.6 km for 138 m

After 16.3 km for 79 m

After 24.8 km for 57 m

Waypoints

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Train Station

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12.3 km

C&O Canal Mile Marker 0

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This point marks the start of the 185-mile C&O Canal Towpath Trail that runs from Washington D.C. to Cumberland, Maryland. Originally built as a way for mules to tow boats …

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16.4 km

Thomas Jefferson Memorial

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In addition to the Jefferson Memorial itself, which Franklin D. Roosewelt had built for the founding father of the USA and the author of the Declaration of Independence, the view …

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20.7 km

Hains Point was named after the US Army Corps of Engineers' Peter Conover Hains. Peter Conover Hains was the engineer who made the Tidal Basin design. At this point the Potomac River, Washington Channel, and Anacostia River all meet.

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24.8 km

Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial

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Great monument - also quite monumental with the relief, which was carved into the large stone... But despite everything, not as pompous as some of the other monuments around and …

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29.1 km

John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

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Following the bike/foot path on the southern outskirts of the Kennedy Center grounds accesses the pedestrian/bicycle path over the Theodore Roosevelt Bridge, which spits you out just where the parking lot is for Theodore Roosevelt island.

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31.0 km

Rock Creek Trail

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Rock Creek Trail is a popular spot for foot traffic. Starting from the parking lot off Virginia Avenue, the paved path follows Rock Creek, passing landmarks like the William Howard …

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31.8 km

Capital Crescent Trail

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The Capital Crescent Trail follows the north shoreline of the Potomac river downstream into Washington, D.C. Currently the trail is around 7 miles long, but there is an extension planned for the near future.

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