The way points of this bicycle route:
Start at DC South Cornerstone, erected in 1793, visible in the seawall below the Jones Point Lighthouse. Dip back tire in the Potomac
Get on the Jones Point Trail and follow it to the Mt. Vernon Trail
Turn Left on Pendleton Street
Take an immediate right to return to the Mt. Vernon Trail
Cross over Boundary Channel
Cross over Boundary Channel
Go over the GW Parkway on the bike/ped bridge
Turn right onto sidewalk along Lynn St.
Cross Potomac River on Key Bridge
Follow sidewalk around park to 34th Street NW
At 34th Street NW set up to make the turn onto M Street (when the light changes)
Turn Left on M Street
M Becomes Canal Road NW
Past Georgetown driveway, get onto sidewalk
Turn right to go down the hill and into the Foundry Branch Tunnel.
Turn right on the Capital Crescent Trail
Northwest Boundary Marker #4 to the right inside the reservoir
Dalecarlia Tunnel
After a trail overpass, turn right onto the Long Branch Trail (unmarked) and then take the immediate left.
At the intersection of trails, take the path to the right that leads uphill . This path takes you onto local streets.
Get onto the street at the end of the trail. This is Albermarle. Follow it up a big hill.
Left onto Jamestown at the bottom of the hill.
Turn right onto Dalecarlia Drive
Go Around Westmoreland Circle
Turn onto Western Avenue
Northwest Boundary Marker #6 to left just past Fessenden Street NW
In front yard of home at 5600 Western Avenue - Northwest Boundary Marker #7
Go Around Chevy Chase Circle
front yard of home at 6422 Western Avenue, southwest of Pinehurst Circle - Northwest Boundary Marker #8
At the end of Western, take a left on Daniel Road - go into the woods ahead to find Northwest Boundary Marker #9
Right on Wyndale Road
Right onto Beach
On weekends the gates here are closed.
Turn left on W. Beach Drive.
Take the first right to cross over to E. Beach Drive
Turn left onto East Beach Drive
Turn right onto Verbana St. NW -- Just beyond the house at the corner (along East-West highway) is the North Boundary Stone.
Turn left onto Tamarack St NW
Turn left onto N. Portal Drive NW
Cross 16th St
Take a soft right on Eastern Avenue NW
Northeast Boundary Marker #1 - bronze plaque in place of stone in the sidewalk in front of a shop (stone was accidentally bulldozed during the construction)
Turn Left on Georgia and immediately onto the sidewalk at Jessup Blair park
Ride through the Park to the overpass
Cross the tracks on it (legally you need to walk your bike...legally)
Take the left exit down the ramp.
Turn right onto the Metropolitan Branch Trail
Takoma Ave becomes Eastern Avenue NW
Turn right on Cedar St NW
Turn left on Carrol St NW
To see Northeast Boundary Marker #2 take a left on Maple for a half block to 6980 Maple St NW
Turn right onto Eastern Avenue NW
Eastern Avenue NW becomes Eastern Avenue NE
Just after New Hampshire Ave at the edge of a parking lot on the Maryland side - Northeast Boundary Marker #3
Northeast Boundary Marker #4 - 5400 Sargent Road in the side yard of home on Maryland side.
Turn right on Galloway St SE
Turn left on Sargent Road NE
Turn left on Gallatin St NE
Gallatin St. becomes Eastern Avenue NE
Turn left on Michigan Avenue NE
Turn Right on Eastern Avenue NE
Northeast Boundary Marker #5- 4609 Eastern Avenue front yard
Northeast Boundary Marker #6 - 3601 Eastern Avenue, near intersection with 34th Street: front yard of home
Turn left onto Bladensburg Road
Before crossing the bridge, turn right onto Anacostia bike trail
Turn left onto bike bridge to cross Anacostia River
Turn left to get onto Bladensburg Balloon History Park Road. Good place to find water, eat lunch and find bathrooms.
Turn right on Annapolis Road, at the end of Park Road
After crossing the RR tracks, the road can be difficult, use extra caution
Turn right on 48th Street
At the end of 48th St, take a soft left on Quincy St.
Take a soft right onto 52nd Avenue
Quick left turn onto Newton St
Turn left on 57th Avenue
Right on Landover Road sidewalk
Ride under the BW Parkway and cross Hospital Drive, then take the soft right onto Cheverly Avenue
At a stop light near Route 50, turn left onto Columbia Park Road to go over Route 50.
Go past the Cheverly Metro
Turn right on 64th Avenue
Right on State St.
Left on Julewood Ave.
Right on N Englewood Dr.
Right on Addison Road
Left on Eastern Avenue NE, [Northeast Boundary marker #8 is in the woods straight at the end of Eastern to the right but hard to reach]
Turn right on Southern Avenue NE - [100 feet east of intersection of Eastern and Southern Avenues - Eastern Boundary Marker] This is also where the Chesapeake Beach Rail Trail will go.
Turn right on Banks Place NE[To the right is the Marvin Gaye Park Trail]
Make immediate left onto 63rd St NE
63rd St NE becomes Southern Ave NE
Cross Watts Branch
Southern Avenue NE becomes Southern Avenue SE - Capitol Heights Metro
Past Davey
Past 58th
Southeast Boundary Marker #1 -30 feet south of intersection of D Street and Southern Avenue SE, near corner of wall around National Capitol Hebrew Cemetery
Right on Fitch St SE to go around the National Capital Hebrew Cemetery
Immediate left on Southern Ave SE
Southeast Boundary #2 - 4345 Southern Avenue SE, near intersection with Rail Street
Southeast Boundary Stone #3 - Across the street from 3908 Southern Avenue, near Suitland Terrace
Turn right on Branch Avenue SE
Take the immediate left onto Gainesville St SE
Turn left on 31st St SE and follow the curve back onto Gainsville St.
31st SE becomes Gainsville St SE
Turn left on 30th St SE
left on Naylor Rd SE
Right onto Southern Ave SE
This stretch of road has fast traffic, narrow lanes and no parking so, it has a low Level of service and you may want to use the sidewalk
Southeast Boundary Stone #5 - Past Mississippi Avenue, next to the sidewalk along Southern Avenue in front of the Southern Avenue metro station
Southeast Boundary Stone #6 - 901 Southern Avenue
Cross South Capital Street SE and turn left onto Indian Head Highway for a few feet - Southeast Boundary Stone #7 is just to the left in parking lot
Turn right immediately to get on the access road (Oxon Run Drive) and continue alongside Indian Head Highway
Turn right on Talbert Drive
At the end of Talbert, cross through the school parking lot to the left of the school and go to the back of the parking lot.
After going past the school, there is a corner where the new parking lot and old parking lot meet. There you'll find a very narrow and poorly maintained path. Follow that.
"Trail" leads between two fences (very narrow) and onto N. Huron Drive
Turn right on N. Huron Drive (unmarked but it's the street)
Across from Mohican Dr, at a small park turn right into the park.
Turn left onto Oxon Run Trail
Bridge is washed out and so there's a low water crossing here.
Turn left on road at the end of the trail. [This can be considered the ending point for those who are not obsessive. The remainder of the ride is hilly and far from the Boundary]
Go straight at the intersection of trails and roads [you can go left here too, both routes go to the same place - going left will take you through the Oxon Hill farm]
Cross through the gate and across the parking lot to the far end
Turn right onto Bald Eagle Road - the overpass.
Turn right on Oxon Hill Road [after the underpass there's a bike lane]
Past the second Port America Grande driveway will be a bike trail. Turn right
Turn right at the river to go over the Wilson Bridge ATL.
Turn left on the Washington Street Bridge Deck.
Turn left on the Mt. Vernon Trail at the south end of the bridge deck.
Turn right on trail down to the Jones Point Lighthouse.
Jones Lighthouse. The end point of the ride. Dip front tire and head to Alexandria for refreshments.
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Tagged with: Recreational, Onroad, Intermediate, High traffic, Urban
