Exploratory Jogging: Canal in Color
We saw spring along the canal earlier this year; fall is a great time to return for more!
This edition of Exploratory Jogging will step off the pavement; into the forest; and under, over, and along the C&O Canal. After meandering over the rocks, roots, and rolling hills of a few lesser-known local trails, we’ll follow the flatter C&O Canal towpath for the return trip.
The route will cover five miles at a pace of roughly 10:00 min/mi, with frequent stops to check out small local parks, a community garden, the century-old remnants of a demolished bridge, the beginning of a 335-mile trail to Pittsburgh, and (hopefully) plenty of fall colors.
We’ll start near Woodley Park — meet at the pin on this map — and end at the C&O Canal near Foggy Bottom. Here’s the estimated route.
Location
Rock Creek Park Trails: Woodley Park
Connecticut Avenue NW and Calvert Street NW
Washington,
DC
Neighborhood: Woodley Park
Meet at the pin on goo.gl/MG2YVR, on the southwest corner of Connecticut and Calvert
Past event
Instructor
Geoff Patterson is a KCDC organizer, avid trail runner, and general outdoor enthusiast. When he’s not reading historical fiction, explorer nonfiction, or for KCDC’s Queer Book Club, he is constantly looking for suggestions to add to his never-ending reading queue. (It’s more a stack than a queue; but all that really clarifies is that it’s hard to shake the nerdiness of a day job in software!)