Running Around Town:  Washington, D.C. 

Ft. Circle Trail, DC
<- See Map
Gravel Surface, wooded, hilly
Segment in Miles Cumulative Miles Miles Remaining
Trail head at Erie St; across from Smithsonian Museum 0.00 6.19
L at TR X on L to stay on Fort Circle Trial 0.07 0.07 6.12
wooden bridge 0.27 0.34 5.85
pipe bridge 0.1 0.44 5.75
Good Hope Rd (unmarked) 0.17 0.61 5.58
Naylor Rd (unmarked) 0.36 0.97 5.22
CL on 28th St (unmarked) 0.19 1.16 5.03
R (Ft Circle Trail) to stay on trail 0.05 1.21 4.98
TR X on R 0.08 1.29 4.90
trail ends; L at Park Dr 0.38 1.67 4.52
CL Branch Ave 0.07 1.74 4.45
R onto Fort Circle Trail 0.01 1.75 4.44
TR X 0.07 1.82 4.37
Pennsylvania Ave 0.35 2.17 4.02
Fort Davis Dr 0.61 2.78 3.41
Massachusetts Ave 0.05 2.83 3.36
wooden bridge 0.39 3.22 2.97
BL at TR X fork; both look good 0.13 3.35 2.84
TR X on R 0.05 3.4 2.79
L at TR X at T and pipe bridge ; R is steep hill 0.2 3.6 2.59
TR X on R 0.02 3.62 2.57
TR X on R to Ridge Rd 0.5 4.12 2.07
TR X on L 0.09 4.21 1.98
Ft Davis Rd & Ridge Rd; SW corner 0.09 4.3 1.89
Ft Davis Rd & Ridge Rd; NW corner 0.01 4.31 1.88
Ft Davis Rd & Ridge Rd; NE corner 0.01 4.32 1.87
TR X 0.03 4.35 1.84
CR at C Street & Burbank 0.4 4.75 1.44
L onto trail 0.03 4.78 1.41
BL at TR X fork 0.18 4.96 1.23
TR X at T;  L is to pool; R to stay on TR 0.07 5.03 1.16
CL at East Capitol St (unmarked) into woods (sign) 0.08 5.11 1.08
TR X w/paved trail; S onto paved trail 0.21 5.32 0.87
BR Flint Place 0.02 5.34 0.85
Benning Rd 0.08 5.42 0.77
R onto Ft Mahan Loop (paved) 0.03 5.45 0.74
gravel rd X; L is to top; R to 42nd St 0.2 5.65 0.54
TR X on L is gravel; L to stay on loop 0.03 5.68 0.51
TR X on L; dirt 0.4 6.08 0.11
pavement starts 0.04 6.12 0.07
loop completed 0.07 6.19 0.00
  Total 6.19    
 

 


About Running Around Town © 1999. Nadim Ahmed

Disclaimers

Last modified: September 26, 2006