Rock
Creek Hiker-Biker Trail (Blagden Rd to Thompson Boat Center)
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Asphalt, partially wooded, flat |
Segment
in Miles |
Cumulative
Miles |
Miles
Remaining |
|
Broad
Branch Rd/Blagden Rd/Beach Dr; BR in parking lot |
|
0.00 |
4.61 |
End
Parking; begin paved trail |
0.08 |
0.08 |
4.53 |
Pierce
Mill; sign post & parking |
0.20 |
0.28 |
4.33 |
wooden
bridge |
0.04 |
0.32 |
4.29 |
underpass
for Tilden St |
0.03 |
0.35 |
4.26 |
water
fountain (closed in winter) |
0.05 |
0.40 |
4.21 |
Hazen
Bridge over Rock Creek |
0.05 |
0.45 |
4.16 |
Bluff
Bridge over Rock Creek |
0.30 |
0.75 |
3.86 |
Western
Ridge Trail on R |
0.03 |
0.78 |
3.83 |
underpass
for Porter St/Beach Dr ramp |
0.18 |
0.96 |
3.65 |
TR
X on R (paved to Porter St) |
0.06 |
1.02 |
3.59 |
underpass
for Porter St & Kingle
Ford Bridge (trestle) for trail |
0.05 |
1.07 |
3.54 |
underpass
for Zoo parking |
0.53 |
1.60 |
3.01 |
Zoo
entrance |
0.05 |
1.65 |
2.96 |
Tunnel
entrance on L (CAUTION if using Tunnel) |
0.17 |
1.82 |
2.79 |
gate
(5/1-9/15 6AM-8PM); (9/16-4/30 6AM-6PM); closed 12/25 |
0.01 |
1.83 |
2.78 |
road
(unmarked; for Zoo) |
0.22 |
2.05 |
2.56 |
gate
(5/1-9/15 6AM-8PM); (9/16-4/30 6AM-6PM); closed 12/25 |
0.25 |
2.30 |
2.31 |
Tunnel
exit on L & bridge (narrow) |
0.01 |
2.31 |
2.30 |
underpass
for Calvert St |
0.08 |
2.39 |
2.22 |
underpass
for Connecticut Ave |
0.14 |
2.53 |
2.08 |
Rock
Creek Pkwy/Connecticut Ave ramp |
0.04 |
2.57 |
2.04 |
TR
X on R (unpaved) |
0.10 |
2.67 |
1.94 |
Parkway
Trail head on R & Shoreham Hill Bridge |
0.07 |
2.74 |
1.87 |
underpass
for Massachusetts Ave |
0.32 |
3.06 |
1.55 |
Devils
Chair Bridge |
0.46 |
3.52 |
1.09 |
underpass
for Q St; indian heads on side of bridge |
0.21 |
3.73 |
0.88 |
TR
X on R (unpaved) |
0.07 |
3.80 |
0.81 |
underpass
for P St |
0.02 |
3.82 |
0.79 |
Rock
Creek Pkwy/P St ramp |
0.05 |
3.87 |
0.74 |
underpass
for M St |
0.41 |
4.28 |
0.33 |
underpass
for Pennsylvania Ave |
0.06 |
4.34 |
0.27 |
Rock
Creek Pkwy/Pennsylvania Ave ramp |
0.04 |
4.38 |
0.23 |
C&O
Canal Towpath on R (red brick & sign) |
0.01 |
4.39 |
0.22 |
underpass
for Whitehurst Freeway |
0.06 |
4.45 |
0.16 |
ramp
to/from Water St from Rock Creek Pkwy |
0.03 |
4.48 |
0.13 |
underpass
for Whitehurst Freeway |
0.03 |
4.51 |
0.10 |
ramp
from Water St to Rock Creek Pkwy |
0.02 |
4.53 |
0.08 |
parking
(Thompson Boat Center/Watergate) |
0.08 |
4.61 |
0.00 |
|
Total |
4.61 |
|
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