Foggy Bottom-Bethesda Hike Via Capital Crescent Trail

Hike Length: 8 miles

Moderate walk on mostly asphalt trails - very little elevation change

Start: Noon at the top of the escalators of the Foggy Bottom/GWU Metro Station (Blue/Orange/Silver Lines)

End: 4 p.m. at Bethesda Avenue

We will first walk to the front of the Watergate Complex and then to the Georgetown Waterfront, with great photo ops of Key Bridge and surrounding Potomac River venues. We will then take the Capital Crescent Trail to Bethesda. Water and bathrooms will be available at Fletcher’s Cove, which will also be our lunch break. Soon after entering Maryland, we’ll do a minor diversion off the CCT to view the Dalecarlia Reservoir from the Westmoreland Hills neighborhood. Please have your cameras ready for some nice pictures of the water! We’ll end at Bethesda Avenue, where we can grab a drink or a burger at the nearby World of Beer. The Bethesda Metro station (Red Line) is a short distance away.

Bring beverages, snacks and the $5 trip fee; exact change appreciated, with an option to Venmo. Also, for financially challenged Adventurers, the trip leader will pay the trip fee.

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