DC Road Runners Club - SLR Routes Catalog

Location: North Meade Street Park N Meade Street, Arlington, VA 22209

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Route

Distance (mi)

Map

Navigation

Type

Surface

Hills?

Anacostia Riverwalk Loop  

18

(map)

(PDF)  (GPX)

lollipop

city streets, paved trails

no

Arlington Triangle  

16

(map)

(PDF)  (GPX)

loop

all paved trails

yes, on Custis trail

Battery Kemble Loops  

15.75

(map)

(PDF)  (GPX)

lollipop

paved trail and road except for BK dirt trail

yes

Battery Kemble - Georgetown

16.25

(map)

(GPX)

loop

paved trail and road except for BK dirt trail

yes

Big Loop  

23

(map)

(PDF)  (GPX)

loop

mostly paved trails, short hard-packed dirt trail

yes, gradual

Big Loop (CCW)

23

(map)

(GPX)

loop

mostly paved trails, short hard-packed dirt trail

yes, gradual

Big Loop (with Detour)  

23

(map)

(PDF)  (GPX)

loop

mostly paved trails, short hard-packed dirt trail

yes, gradual

Big Loop East  

23

(map)

(PDF)  (GPX)

loop

paved trail, sidewalks

Rhode Island Ave, otherwise no

Bluemont L Loop  

12

(map)

(PDF)  (GPX)

loop

paved trail, sidewalks

yes

C&O Canal Towpath

20

(map)

(PDF) (GPX)

out/back

towpath is all dirt and small rocks

no

Capital Crescent  

16

(map)

(PDF) (GPX)

out/back

all paved trail

uphill away from DC

Cathedral - Clintons

13

(map)

(PDF)  (GPX)

loop

mostly paved trails, sidewalks; short dirt trail

yes

Chain Bridge Loop

9.75

(map)

(PDF) (GPX)

loop

half paved, half towpath

yes

Christmas Tree Run

10

(map)

(PDF)  (GPX)

loop

paved trail, sidewalks

Capitol Hill, otherwise no

Cleveland Park - Cathedral - Clintons

15

(map)

(GPX)

loop

paved trail, city sidewalks, short dirt trail

yes, very hilly route

Custis - W&OD

20

(map)

(PDF) (GPX)

out/back

all paved trail

yes, rolling

DC Sightseer Loop  

13.25

(map)

(PDF)  (GPX)

loop

paved trail, sidewalks

Capitol Hill, otherwise no

Festivus Run

14

(map)

(PDF)  (GPX)

loop

paved roads, sidewalks

mostly flat

Fort Scott Hill

10.75

(map)

(PDF)  (GPX)

out/back

paved trail, sidewalks, and road

one big one!

Four Mile Run Park

11.5

(map)

(PDF)  (GPX)

loop

paved trail, sidewalks

no

Glover Archbold Pandas

13

(map)

(PDF)  (GPX)

loop

Glover is all trail, then sidewalk and paved trail

rolling, big downhill thru zoo

Glover - Mass - Crescent

12.75

(map)

(PDF)  (GPX)

loop

some trail, rest paved

gradual

Glover - Hazen - Rock Creek

13

(map)

(GPX)

loop

Glover is all trail, then sidewalk and paved trail

rolling

Glover - Tilden - Rock Creek

13

(map)

(PDF)  (GPX)

loop

Glover is all trail, then sidewalk and paved trail

rolling

Glover - Soapstone - Rock Creek

14

(map)

(PDF) (GPX)

loop

Glover is all trail, then sidewalk and paved trail

rolling

GWK Shady

17.75

(map)

(PDF)  (GPX)

loop

paved, dirt trails

yes, on trails

GWK Shady (only 1 loop)

10.5

(map)

(PDF) (GPX)

loop

paved, dirt trails

yes, on trails

Iron Triangle

15

(map)

(PDF) (GPX)

loop

paved trail, roads, sidewalk

yes

King St. Metro

18

(map)

(PDF)  (GPX)

out/back

all paved trail

no

Klingle Rd to Cortland

13.50

(map)

(PDF)  (GPX)

loop

paved trail and city streets

yes

Klingle Rd to Newark

14.50

(map)

(PDF) (GPX)

loop

paved trail and city streets

yes

Long Bridge Park  

15

(map)

(PDF)  (GPX)

loop

paved trail, sidewalks, and road

no

MacArthur Spring Valley Loop

13

(map)

(PDF)  (GPX)

loop

paved trail, city streets

yes

MacArthur AU Loop

20

(map)

(PDF)  (GPX)

loop

gravel trail, bike lane, sidewalks

one big one

Marine Corps Marathon Mock Route  

16

(map)

(PDF)  (GPX)

loop

sidewalks, paved trails

the last 0.2 miles

Marine Corps Marathon Mock Route (long)

20

(map)

(GPX)

loop

sidewalks, paved trails

the last 0.2 miles

Marymount Chain Bridge 

14

(map)

(PDF)  (GPX)

loop

paved trail, roads, and sidewalk until towpath

yes, several big ones

MBT - Catholic

14.25

(map)

(PDF)  (GPX)

loop

sidewalks, roads, and paved trail


Mt. Vernon - Hains Point T

15

(map)

(PDF)  (GPX)

lollipop

paved trails and city streets

no

Mt. Vernon Trail  

14

(map)

(PDF)  (GPX)

out/back

all paved trail

no

National Arboretum

18

(map)

(PDF)  (GPX)

loop

city streets, sidewalks, dirt/stones no the Mall

rolling within Arboretum

National Capitol

12

(map)

(PDF)  (GPX)

loop

city streets, sidewalks, dirt/gravel no the Mall

no

Normanstone - Klingle

12.75

(map)

(PDF)  (GPX)

loop

paved trail, dirt trail, city streets, sidewalks

yes

Olympic Torch

12.50

(map)

(PDF)  (GPX)

loop

paved trail, dirt trail

yes

Pentagon - Army Navy  

12

(map)

(PDF)  (GPX)

loop

paved trail, sidewalks

no

Piney Branch (extended to Joyce)

16

(map)

(GPX)

loop

city streets and sidewalks, paved trail

rolling

Piney Branch  

12

(map)

(PDF)  (GPX)

loop

city streets and sidewalks, paved trail

rolling

Potomac Heritage Trail

11.25

(map)

(PDF) (GPX)

loop

80% trail, but tough running in places

yes

Potomac Overlook Loops 

12

(map)

(PDF)  (GPX)

lollipop

dirt trail loops, paved trail/streets getting there

big hills on road, rolling trails

RFK 

12

(map)

(PDF)  (GPX)

out/back

paved trail and city streets

no

Rock Creek Park

20

(map)

(PDF)  (GPX)

out/back

all paved trail

rolling

Ross Drive  

14

(map)

(PDF)  (GPX)

lollipop

paved trail and streets

yes

Southeast DC  

13

(map)

(PDF)   (GPX)

loop

all sidewalks and city streets until the Mall

bridges but no big hills

Upton Hill

12

(map)

(PDF)  (GPX)

out/back

paved trails and city streets

yes

Vienna Metro

13.50

(map)

(PDF)  (GPX)

out/back

all paved trails

yes

Water Route

11.75

(map)

(PDF)  (GPX)

loop

paved trails and city streets

no

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