Category: Capital Crescent Trail

McQueen’s Island Historic Trail & more

In a pamphlet I recently received from the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, they had brief descriptions of the following trails: McQueen’s Island Historic Trail in Georgia Big River Regional Trail in Minnesota The Historic Union Pacific Rail Trail in Utah The Capital Crescent Trail in the Washington D.C. metro area Cole Harbour Salt Marsh Trail in Nova Scotia, Canada Lake …

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What it’s like to be a bike cop on the Capital Crescent Trail

Don’t take my word for it! That seems to be the theme of my last couple blogs. Today’s blog shows just how popular bicycle commuting has become on our nation’s urban trails. And I emphasize the word shows. The Capital Crescent Trail gets so much use that it needs a trained group of bicycle cops …

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Best Bike Trails in the Washington D.C. area

I plan a lot of bike trips, so I spend a great deal of time researching. Some of that time is spent browsing websites.Unfortunately, I’m easily overwhelmed. So I often prefer sites that give precise, concise, and abbreviated summaries of trails. This is especially true when I first start to research a bike trail. So …

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Permanent link to this article: https://trailsnet.com/2010/08/16/best-bike-trails-in-the-washington-d-c-area/