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Potomic river loop
Fort Myer, Virginia, USA

Potomic river loop

Length3.1 mi
Elev. Gain124.6 ft
Est. Steps7000
River
Wild flowers
City walk
Historic site
No shade
Bugs
Created by chrispy_56

Potomic river loop Introduction

Potomic river loop is a 3.1 mile (7,000-step) route located near Fort Myer, Virginia, USA. This route has an elevation gain of about 124.6 ft and is rated as easy. Find the best walking trails near you in Pacer App.
Nice route straddling Virginia and DC, mostly walking on riverside canal paths and a good view of Theodore Roosevelt Island

Attractions Near Potomic river loop

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Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park

Park
The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park is located in the District of Columbia and the states of Maryland and West Virginia. The park was established in 1961 as a National Monument by President Dwight D. Eisenhower to preserve the neglected remains of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal and many of its original structures.

Georgetown Waterfront Park

Park
The Georgetown Waterfront Park is a national park completed in Washington, DC in the fall of 2011. Part of the Georgetown Historic District, the park stretches along the banks of the Potomac River from 31st Street, NW to the Key Bridge. The result of many years of advocacy and fundraising, the site features several notable design elements.

Embassy of Sweden, Washington, D.C.

Place
The Embassy of Sweden in Washington, D.C. is Sweden's diplomatic mission in the United States. The Swedish Embassy in Washington, D.C. is one of Sweden's largest diplomatic missions with more than fifty employees. Ambassador since 2017 is Karin Olofsdotter. Sweden also has a Consulate General in New York City and a number of Honorary Consulates General in the United States.

Don Quixote (Teno)

Place
Don Quixote is a sculpture by Aurelio Teno located at the northeast corner of the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., United States. The sculpture of Don Quixote was a gift from Spain for the United States Bicentennial. In 1993, the Smithsonian Institution's Save Outdoor Sculpture! program surveyed and assessed the work and found that it needed treatment.

Embassy of Ukraine, Washington, D.C.

Building
The Ukrainian Embassy in Washington, D.C. is the diplomatic mission of Ukraine to the United States. The embassy is located at 3350 M Street NW, in the heart of Georgetown's commercial district.The embassy also operates Consulates-General in New York City, San Francisco, and Chicago.The ambassador is Valeriy Chaly.

Forrest-Marbury House

Place
The Forrest-Marbury House, located at 3350 M Street NW in Georgetown, Washington, D.C., and is not far from the Francis Scott Key Bridge over the Potomac River.It was the site of a March 29, 1791, meeting between President George Washington and local land-owners to discuss the federal government's purchase offer of land needed to build a new capital city for the young United States of America.

Rock Creek (Potomac River tributary)

Place
Rock Creek is a free-flowing tributary of the Potomac River that empties into the Atlantic Ocean via the Chesapeake Bay. The 32.6-mile (52.5 km) creek drains about 76.5 square miles (198 km2). Its final quarter-mile (400 m) is affected by tides.

Theodore Roosevelt Bridge

Place
The Theodore Roosevelt Bridge (also known as the Teddy Roosevelt Bridge or the Roosevelt Bridge) is a bridge crossing the Potomac River which connects Washington, D.C., with the Commonwealth of Virginia. The bridge crosses over Theodore Roosevelt Island, and carries Interstate 66/U.S. Route 50. The center lane in the bridge is reversible; the middle barrier is moved with a barrier transfer machine.

Key Bridge (Washington, D.C.)

Place
The Francis Scott Key Bridge, more commonly known as the Key Bridge, is a six-lane reinforced concrete arch bridge conveying U.S. Route 29 (US 29) traffic across the Potomac River between the Rosslyn neighborhood of Arlington County, Virginia, and the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Completed in 1923, it is Washington's oldest surviving road bridge across the Potomac River.

The Bayou

Place
The Bayou was a music venue and nightclub located in Georgetown, Washington, D.C..In the late 1990s, The Bayou was owned by Dave Williams (Cellar Door Productions), who was also responsible for putting on the concerts at DAR Constitution Hall and the Capital Centre. Williams also was the GM at the Nissan Pavilion.

Comments

Zion Campbell
2024/06/07
Last updated: Dec 1, 2025

Route Details

Length

3.1 mi

Elev. Gain

124.6 ft

Est. Steps

7000
Created by
chrispy_56
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