#FSWormhole

[LuisFilipe]

We are back from the future. Go tell your old self to buy some TP.

I am sponsoring the Wormhole prize this year again, and recognize Boomer, bikenick as winners of the 2020 edition and SteveO has the OG of Wormholes.

Could we have the #FSWormhole added to the leaderboard?

RULES:

Have you ever bent the spacetime continuum on a ride and wondered how did I get there so fast and yet it seemed slow?

If the concept of time is just something to be toyed with, then this prize is for you!

What’s a wormhole? It’s kinda like you know it when you ridden through it.

******* EDIT *******

I am going to edit this rule from last year: Once a wormhole has been identified, that is it others can go interstellar on it but they won’t get a further point.

CHANGE: Even if it’s identified/claimed by someone else and you ride through it, you can still ### it and gather a point.

The whole point of this side quest is make our connections between places easier, so go on and hypercyclespace your away around.

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Claim your spatial discovery on Strava with #FSWormhole and give it NAME (ie: The universe’s most inadvisable wormhole) and describe it here, post photos etc.

We have some previous explored wormholes from the past edition, which if you get to ride them this year you can claim but as always there are extra points for novelty and quality of wormholes.

What makes a quality wormhole? You know it once you ridden through them, if it brings a smile to you face you are doing it right, if it almost kills you talk to Steve.

Ride on,

Filipe

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[HokieBeth]

Christening this “Old Burnside Bridge Road Wormhole”, took us from the road back to the park via portage up the culvert

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[bigredboiler]

New wormhole for me today. #Research Wormhole

Just needed to do some “Research” to find it.
Near Rockville; a little sidewalk connecting Dundee Rd to some condos that can take you across MD28 to Research Blvd.

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[LeftyLaura]

Located in Reston, there are double tunnels that let you cross, without cars or lights, Reston Parkway and Colts Neck Court. You start at Southgate Rec Center by the basketball courts and take the path through the woods. The Reston Parkway tunnel is not photo worthy, but the Colts Neck tunnel is adorned with murals on both sides. Thoreau’s Ensemble contains over 700 art submissions from locals, young and old. More info: https://publicartreston.org/project/public-art-at-colts-neck-road-underpass/ In honor of the named tunnel, I’m calling my wormhole From Food to Thought. Best way is to meet at Hunters Woods Village center, take the loop around Wells Fargo bank and up to Southgate. Go west young man.

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[bikedavid]

@LuisFilipe 204151 wrote:

It looks like an actual worm wormed the hole. I like it. Where exactly is that? Can you give us Google/Strava map pic?

Here a couple of maps. I don’t know why but for some reason Google Map sometimes doesn’t show hiking trails so I’ve attached a running route when I found it (then later went back on the bike). The red is the hiking trail which you can also bike. The yellow is an alternative if you’d like to stay on a paved trail and road. The tunnel isn’t initially obvious if you aren’t familiar with the trail because if you are coming southbound, the trail sort of stops and you have to go down the road a bit before you see the path leading to the tunnel. If you are going northbound, the tunnel is on the other side of the trailhead parking lot. With this tunnel you cross Muddy Branch Road and cut across from Darnestown to Great Seneca without going further down to the Kentlands or Muddy Branch Road.

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[bikedavid]

Another wormhole maybe? I call this the Wunder Garden Express. This is the little trail that connects to the south end of the MBT that is sometimes locked and allows you to cut across to L St rather than dropping off at M St. Not as convenient with a bike since you have to go down a flight of stairs but it allows you to go to the front of the line at Wunder Garten!

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[Kbikeva]

@bikedavid 204747 wrote:

Here a couple of maps. I don’t know why but for some reason Google Map sometimes doesn’t show hiking trails so I’ve attached a running route when I found it (then later went back on the bike). The red is the hiking trail which you can also bike. The yellow is an alternative if you’d like to stay on a paved trail and road. The tunnel isn’t initially obvious if you aren’t familiar with the trail because if you are coming southbound, the trail sort of stops and you have to go down the road a bit before you see the path leading to the tunnel. If you are going northbound, the tunnel is on the other side of the trailhead parking lot. With this tunnel you cross Muddy Branch Road and cut across from Darnestown to Great Seneca without going further down to the Kentlands or Muddy Branch Road.

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This might help with another view. Ride w/GPS has a couple of different maps to use. OSM Cycle (Open Street Maps), gives the clearest diagram of where it is. Still, none of them show the wormhole which means a) they really don’t want to encourage people to use it and b) that’s the perfect description of a wormhole! Nice find. We have a couple of these in my area that I use in dry summertime, but not when it’s already cold because they’re pretty wet!
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Oh hey – not to dwell on this too much (I’m a map geek) I just found something. Google Maps, in the left sidebar, has an option for Bicycling. This is what it shows when I turn it on — the wormhole! Also, look at the bottom of the screen where there’s a legend as to trails. I guess the info is there, just not well described. Either way, looks like fun!
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[bikedavid]

@Kbikeva 204751 wrote:

This might help with another view. Ride w/GPS has a couple of different maps to use. OSM Cycle (Open Street Maps), gives the clearest diagram of where it is. Still, none of them show the wormhole which means a) they really don’t want to encourage people to use it and b) that’s the perfect description of a wormhole! Nice find. We have a couple of these in my area that I use in dry summertime, but not when it’s already cold because they’re pretty wet!
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Oh hey – not to dwell on this too much (I’m a map geek) I just found something. Google Maps, in the left sidebar, has an option for Bicycling. This is what it shows when I turn it on — the wormhole! Also, look at the bottom of the screen where there’s a legend as to trails. I guess the info is there, just not well described. Either way, looks like fun!
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Nice find!

[SarahBee]

[mention]reji [/mention] beat me to it! Congrats & excellent sleuthing!

[SarahBee]

@reji 204630 wrote:

I present to you the BEE fairweather wormhole, a cutthrough from one neighborhood to another in Falls Church …in an area constrained by the beltway and Rt 29. Both neighborhoods afford you routes to the North via Shreve or West. I’ve BEEn told that it gets very muddy after rain, so steer clear of this hyperlink to your Northern space travel destinations, lest you BEE bogged down in the BEE fairweather wormhold, never to escape.
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Well poop on a stick! You beat me to posting it. Good job not getting lost & hit by golf balls!

[SarahBee]

@reji 204630 wrote:

I present to you the BEE fairweather wormhole, a cutthrough from one neighborhood to another in Falls Church …in an area constrained by the beltway and Rt 29. Both neighborhoods afford you routes to the North via Shreve or West. I’ve BEEn told that it gets very muddy after rain, so steer clear of this hyperlink to your Northern space travel destinations, lest you BEE bogged down in the BEE fairweather wormhold, never to escape.
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More photos!

[LuisFilipe]

@SarahBee 204772 wrote:

More photos!

That Beeutiful WormHole.
Sarah, you still get a point for inspiring the name and I think I might award another to Robyn for being pulled by gravitational wormhole first.

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[LuisFilipe]

@reji 204630 wrote:

I present to you the BEE fairweather wormhole, a cutthrough from one neighborhood to another in Falls Church …in an area constrained by the beltway and Rt 29. Both neighborhoods afford you routes to the North via Shreve or West. I’ve BEEn told that it gets very muddy after rain, so steer clear of this hyperlink to your Northern space travel destinations, lest you BEE bogged down in the BEE fairweather wormhold, never to escape.
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This is an adorable WormHole, you get an extra point for naming rights alone
2POINTS.
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[LuisFilipe]

@Kbikeva 204654 wrote:

This wormhole takes one from a sedate neighborhood to a residential living facility, just beyond which is Choolaah, a great Indian restaurant. Think “Chipotle” style service but with Indian food. Their approach makes it possible to try a bit of everything, which is awesome.

The wormhole also avoids Rt. 7 which is wise. The neighborhood on the eastern part of the wormhole is mostly families who have immigrated from a variety of places in the last 10-15 years and this wormhole gets a lot of use by essential workers who use bikes or walk to work.

We found this wormhole when looking for new destinations for our “Last Weekend Brunch Adventure” rides for our bike club. It was popular enough to merit repeat visits!

It’s in Loudoun County, so a bit of a hike for some of you, but if you’re coming out this direction to try it out, let me know – I bike for Choolaah!

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Long way for a wormhole exploration but one might end up with great indian food!

[LuisFilipe]

@HokieBeth 204711 wrote:

Christening this “Old Burnside Bridge Road Wormhole”, took us from the road back to the park via portage up the culvert

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Did Boomer force you to ride on a InterState Highway?

Right on, Great looking exploration.
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[LuisFilipe]

@bigredboiler 204723 wrote:

New wormhole for me today. #Research Wormhole

Just needed to do some “Research” to find it.
Near Rockville; a little sidewalk connecting Dundee Rd to some condos that can take you across MD28 to Research Blvd.

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I am still researching this research anomaly, but right on with our Rockville explorations BigR.

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