Chantilly to DC route

[mstone]

If you use your bike+ car option this is irrelevant, but starting from fair oaks I’d rather work my way over to monument drive, government center parkway, jermantown road, chain bridge, courthouse, plum, elm, cherry, w&od. The other way I prefer tapawingo through the park to oleander, brightlea, edgelea, to blake/jermantown. (because the courthouse/chain bridge intersection is a death trap west bound.) That’s a lot more turns, but less out of the way than lawyer’s, flatter, and more quiet street on-road possibilities. (The streets being much faster than the side paths.) I agree that you probably want to start with less than 30 miles one-way. The first day with a heavy afternoon headwind would suck.

[mstone]

Oh, and if you don’t want to cross 50 and would rather take the northern route, just do rugby to west ox rather than ffx county parkway. Google maps hates rugby and avoids routing on it. I don’t know why, because it’s fairly bikeable by the standards of the area.

[Veik]

Another option, and this involved driving…is to drop your car off in Reston (free park and ride lot with paid lockers) and take WOD trail all the way into DC…

[Terpfan]

I would suggest testing your options on a weekend if you have a chance. It will give you a good opportunity to see it in a more relaxed environment. Give yourself a little time downtown though as the ride back is about climbing for that route. I don’t go that way except every once in a while in the summer where I tagged 12 miles onto my ride and do the loop. I would also suggest testing so you can see the energy exerted. My fiancee runs 6 miles every other morning, but she finds biking more difficult and I think it’s just because of different muscles used. Good luck and enjoy!

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