Exploratory Jogging: Trail Edition
Glover Archbold Park by Lauren Rauk is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.
D.C. has an incredible, accessible network of twisty-turny trails. This edition of Exploratory Jogging will step off the pavement and into the forest, meandering through a series of lesser-known alternatives to your favorite Rock Creek trails. Once you’ve had enough rocks, roots, and rolling hills, we’ll return on the flatter C&O Canal towpath.
The route will cover about five miles at a pace roughly equivalent to 10:00 min/mi on roads, with frequent stops to check out several small local parks, a community garden, the century-old remnants of a demolished bridge, and more.
We’ll start near Woodley Park — meet at the pin on this map — and end near Dupont Circle. Here’s the estimated route.
If you’re looking for a shorter and more introductory trail run, head Over the River and Through the Woods: Trail Running, Here We Go.
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!)