The way points of this bicycle route:
Enter W&OD Path
Cross Park St (safely)
Enjoy the scenery
Going fast downhill now
no lights here, make eye contact with drivers, cross Ceder Ln, enjoy the long straightaway
Big intersection, wait for cross signal, cross Gallows Rd
Another small intersection, crossing Sandburg St
Cross 495, make funny faces
Turn right on Virginia Ln
Keep your eyes out for cars, get back on path
path gets a bit rough around here, cracks in ground
cross Shreve Rd, careful, blind curve to the left
Entering Urbanization
Cross W Broad St
Cross Grove Ave, watch out for traffic
Cross N Spring St
cross N Oak St
Cross Great Fall St
Rest Area here, get some water
Go left on 19th Rd N, go all the way to the path
Enter path
Follow the path over the Bridge (left)
Here you come to a fork in the path--go left towards Courts
Go left on the road to get back on path
steep hill
Just go under the bridge, its faster
Beutiful scenery for the next few km
Cross Columbia Pike, now in urban area
Get ready to cross Four Mile Run Dr and get on the path the is parellel to S Shirlington Rd
be weary
Keep following path along S Arlington Mill Dr
Turn left onto S Randolph St
Turn left onto 28th St S, enjoy the market square
This is where it gets complicated; get onto the sidewalk on the opposite side
get onto ramp leading to bike bridge
Get onto Martha Custis Dr, take it downhill (left)
watch for merging cars
Go left on W Glebe Rd
Go right on bike path
Go under bridge
follow path away from road
little dusty
Go under Route 1 towards Reagan National Airport
long underpass
You are now at the Mount Vernon Trail, next to the Reagan National Airport. Here you will find a map of the Mt. Vernon Trail; enjoy
