Bike entry and exit points for Rock Creek

[mrmozambique]

Hi all. My commute takes me from Petworth, just north of Columbia Heights, to Rosslyn. I have a decently quick route on surface streets, but would like to use Rock Creek. I’ve ridden Rock Creek plenty of times and know the main trail quite well. My problem is I have a terrible time finding suitable entry/exit points onto the trail. There are many roads totally off-limits to bikes and only a few entry/exit points up north (e.g. Park Rd.). Is there a good resource for finding all the entry/exit points from the park bike trail?

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[lauraemills]

My favorite entry point is the back way into the Zoo, down Harvard Street.

The only problem is that it’s closed when the Zoo is closed, so then I run across Rock Creek Parkway (can be bad if there’s a lot of traffic).

Check out the DC bicycle map online to see other entry and exit points for the trail.

[Bicyclebug]

Yeh, either park road or though the back entrance of the zoo looping up to Irving St and into Mt P and my preferences.

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[mrmozambique]

Thanks, guys. It looks like my best entrance will be a bit further north at Blagden. I live on Randolph so a couple blocks further north to Upshur/Blagden will save me from having to get through Columbia Heights and Mt. Pleasant, which can be a hassle at rush hour.

[Terpfan]

I didn’t realize any of those roads forbid bikes. But even if, I would probably ignore it.

[mrmozambique]

Sorry, didn’t mean to say it wasn’t legal to ride on some of those roads in RC. I simply meant that at rush hour, those roads aren’t really feasible to ride on because of total lack of shoulder and bad traffic.

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