|   Washington DC Area Rides???? | G-Live
Aug 7, 2002 6:07 PM | | Are they any good trails within an hour or so of Georgetown? How about decent bike rentals? Next weekend and would like to ride if possible.
Greg |
| re: Washington DC Area Rides???? | choya
Aug 8, 2002 4:58 AM | | Yes there are some good trails in the DC area. Avalon (fun single track) is about 45 min away, same exit as BWI airport. Park at the park and ride and hit the trails from there. For something more tech, go to Gambrill state park. Lastly, Schaffer Farms and Great Falls provide for fun easy rides. Schaffer is more tech do to single track but don't expect to get a much of a work out there. (very flat). |
| re: Washington DC Area Rides???? | Tom Collins
Aug 8, 2002 6:36 AM | | Revolution at 35th and M does rentals, I don't know if they have "real" mtbs though. Just ask them how to get to some decent trails.
Skip Great Falls, even though it's close - tons of mud, horses, etc and a lot of deep water crossings. I've given up riding there.
Schaffer Farms is okay, you can take the Metro to Shady Grove and ride there. For real riding, though, you need to go to Avalon or Gambrill. Check the trail reviews section here for directions, etc. They're both in Maryland.
Oh, Sugarloaf Mountain (in MD) is kickass and not too hard (but LOTS of climbing) if you're free on a weekday - it's closed to bikes on weekends. |
| re: Washington DC Area Rides???? | jeff_rage
Aug 8, 2002 1:26 PM | | There many areas of Patapsco, including Avalon, Organge Grove, Hilton, and Glen Artney areas are all within 45 min. are all actually run into each other. Here's a link for more info http://www.dnr.state.md.us/publiclands/central/patapscovalley.html
-Jeff |
| Wakefield and Difficult Run | SpongeDog
Aug 8, 2002 6:52 PM | | If you want to hop in your car, get off at Braddock Rd and go West. The first light, turn right into Wakefield Park. Park at the Recycling bins next to the tennis courts.
From the parking lot, go past the rec center, and behind the soccer field. The Orange trail is fast and flatish singletrack along a river. The Yellow Trail is partly singletrack all over the woods, with a number of steep climbs and drops, and partly power line trails. The Blue trails are on the other side of the road that you came into the park on. This place has something for everyone. Every Monday and Wed eve, a local bike club has rides.
If you are adventurous, take the key bridge out of Georgetown and go north on the Curtis Trail. The Curtis Trail runs into the W&OD Trail, and keep going north. In Reston, hop on Difficult Run. From there, you have good singletrack all the way to Great Falls on the Potomac River. This is a pretty big ride.
Have fun. Check out this yahoo group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dcmetrobackwoodscycling/ |
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