[SkateDC] Capital Crescent trail construction

[George Marinkovich]

Thanks for the warning.  I don't remember the gravel section but it's been a long time since I've been on the trail.  Sounds like it's on the bridge over nothing.  I was sort of hoping they were going to do away with that bridge entirely.

Thanks,
George

Lisa Harrison <lisam551 at yahoo.com> wrote: This is probably old news: but there is a short gravel
section on the uphill before the dc/montgomery county
line.


--- George Marinkovich  wrote:

> Yikes!  Not sure what happened with the last post. 
> This should be better...
> 
> Are there hills on this trail?
> 
> Yes there are hills on the trail.  There are two
> bridges 
> that could be considered hills on the trail, one
> over River 
> Road is an arched overpass, the other much shorter
> one is 
> called the bridge over nothing. Both are very easy
> to 
> negotiate, there's no need to stop at the bottom. 
> In short,
> they are extremely skateable.  
> 
> The entire Capital Crescent Trail can be considered
> a hill; 
> from Georgetown to Bethesda one gains about 255 ft.
> in elevation
> over about 7 miles.  It's an extremely gentle grade,
> as one would
> expect from an abandoned rail line.  Really the
> hills 
> shouldn't be a concern at all.  If one really didn't
> like 
> the bridge over River Road one could always bypass
> it by 
> crossing River Road at grade level.  More
> information about
> the trail can be had here: 
> http://www.bikewashington.org/trails/cct/cct.htm
> 
> and here:
> http://www.cctrail.org/
> 
> Can you rent bikes there?
> 
> Yes, a couple of places:
> 
> Big Wheel Bikes, DC - (202) 337-0254
> Located in Georgetown near C&O Towpath and          
>            
> Capital Crescent Trail
> Multi Speed - $15/Three Hrs, $25/Day
> 
> and 
> 
> Thompson Boat Center - (202) 333-4861        
> Easy Access to Rock Creek Trail and C&O             
>           
> Towpath - Close to Monuments
> Multi Speed - $8/Hour, $25/Day
> Fixed Gear - $4/Hour, $15/Day
> 
> The skate takes less than 3 hours, including a long
> break in Bethesda.
> 
> More bike rental info: 
> http://www.bikewashington.org/rentals/index.htm
> 
> Enjoy,
> George
> 
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