Capital Crescent Trail
98Capital Crescent Trail is a 3.6-mile bike path in and around Washington, DC. 100% of it has a smooth, kid-friendly surface. 95% of it is away from cars. There's a playground, restrooms and parking within half a mile. PedalKin gives it a kid score of 98 out of 100.
3.6 mi · 100% smooth surface · 95% away from cars
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Best place to start
Park at Colonial Parking, off Whitehurst Freeway, right by the trail. From the lot, restrooms are about 950 feet away.
- The trail
- Playground
- Restroom
- Parking
- Best place to start
Playgrounds and restrooms within half a mile are shown. Parking lots are shown if they're within about 200 m (one or two blocks), plus the closest one. Tap a dot or icon for its name.
Close by
Parks within half a mile of the trail, closest first, and what they have.
- Capital Crescent Trail Special Park (along the trail): 1 parking lot
- Georgetown Waterfront Park (along the trail): 1 parking lot
- Rock Creek & Potomac Parkway (0.1 mi away): 1 parking lot
- Palisades Park (0.2 mi away): 2 playgrounds
- Westmoreland Hills Local Park (0.2 mi away): 2 playgrounds and 1 restroom
- Willard Avenue Neighborhood Park (0.4 mi away): 1 playground
- Rose Park (0.4 mi away): 2 playgrounds
Plus 9 playgrounds, 4 restrooms and 22 parking lots outside parks, shown on the map.
Nearby trails
These trails connect to or come within a block or two of Capital Crescent Trail.
- Rock Creek Trail · 6.2 mi · kid score 80
- TransVirginia Bike Route · 7.5 mi · kid score 74
More Washington trails
- Elm Walk · 1.0 mi · kid score 100
- Klingle Valley Trail · 0.6 mi · kid score 100
- Humpback Bridge Trail · 0.6 mi · kid score 99
- Columbia Road Northwest · 1.7 mi · kid score 97
- K Street Northwest · 1.4 mi · kid score 97
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