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Detour Notice: As of September 2017, the Capital Crescent Trail east of downtown Bethesda was closed due to the construction of the Purple Line light-rail system. It is estimated that the reopening of the CCT from Bethesda to Silver Spring as a paved trail adjacent to the Purple Line will happen in 2025 or 2026. An on-road detour has been designated around the closure; a map of the route is available on the website for the Purple Line project.
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Note: The detour involves busy Jones Bridge Road, which doesn’t have a shoulder or a marked bike lane. Trail users can find lower-stress alternatives to the official detour on the Washington Area Bicyclist Association website.
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Forming an emerald arc around the northern and western borders of the District of Columbia, the Capital Crescent Trail, also known as the Georgetown Branch Trail, connects Washington to its Maryland suburbs. The pathway is so lushly wooded that, at times, you might forget that the thrum of the nation’s capital lies just over the trees. But a glance over your shoulder while traveling along the Potomac River provides a nice view of the Washington Monument and a reminder of the city’s closeness.
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D.C.’s Georgetown neighborhood is where 7 miles of paved trail begin, just a few blocks from the prestigious John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and the infamous Watergate complex. It quickly heads into leafy surroundings on its way north to Maryland and the popular dining and shopping area of Bethesda. From there, it will eventually continue as a paved trail adjacent to the Purple Line light-rail system, going another 4 miles into downtown Silver Spring with a future connection to the Metropolitan Branch Trail.
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The trail offers a near-perfect blend of community connector and recreational asset. Its first few miles are nestled within a national historical park, tucked between the Potomac River and the scenic C&O Canal. The canal’s towpath closely parallels the Capital Crescent Trail for a few miles before eventually continuing northwest on a winding journey of nearly 185 miles to Cumberland, Maryland. Both trails are part of the developing 800-mile Capital Trails Coalition network, a Rails-to-Trails Conservancy TrailNation project that aims to connect the Washington, D.C., metropolitan region by multiuse trail.
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A meeting point for the two trails at Fletcher’s Cove—which has been in operation since the 1850s—is a favorite spot of locals. An adjacent stone house overlooking the trail is the oldest structure on the canal, and a rental shop offers canoes, kayaks, rowboats, and even hydro bikes for a water’s-eye view of the landscape. Note that there’s an almost continuous slight uphill grade from Fletcher’s Cove continuing north to downtown Bethesda.
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Like anything in Washington, the trail has a rich and colorful history. It traces the route of the former Georgetown Branch of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, which opened in 1910. The line hauled freight for 75 years, including the coal that provided electricity for Georgetown’s streetcars and powered the steam plant that warmed federal buildings like the White House. Limestone for the construction of the Lincoln Memorial was also ferried on the tracks.
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Some of the trail’s best features are nods to its railroad past. Near the D.C.–Maryland border, the trail goes through the Dalecarlia Tunnel. The 340-foot-long brick structure is especially welcome as a cool respite on hot summer days. Be sure to look for the unusual person-size cutouts in the tunnel’s sides, used if a pedestrian needed to get out of the way of a passing train.
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The trail is also part of Rails-to-Trails Conservancy’s Great American Rail-Trail, which spans the United States be-tween Washington, D.C., and Washington State.
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