January 2017 Road and Trail Conditions

[Tania]

There was a large tree branch down on the [insert trail name here] trail along Arlington National Cemetery/Route 110. I didn’t see it until the last second (dark, driving rain) but was able to pedal hard through it. It’s probably gone or mostly broken up now.

Anyone know if I can get through the White House (in some capacity) for the ride home?

[Judd]

@Tania 153376 wrote:

There was a large tree branch down on the [insert trail name here] trail along Arlington National Cemetery/Route 110. I didn’t see it until the last second (dark, driving rain) but was able to pedal hard through it. It’s probably gone or mostly broken up now.

Anyone know if I can get through the White House (in some capacity) for the ride home?

Pennsylvania Ave was still blocked this morning. Had to route on the sidewalk and through Lafayette Square. Not awful. Looks like they’re tearing down the stage starting today.

[cvcalhoun]

I had to get around the large tree that fell from the part between the sidewalk and the street on the side of my house:

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But the CCT was protected enough so that the wind wasn’t bad there. The city streets were another matter. I used H Street to get around the mess of construction on Pennsylvania. But I spent half my time thinking I was going to get pushed backward, and the other half thinking I was going to be pushed into the other lane (and possibly into a car).

[Crickey7]

20 mph winds this evening out of the Northeast. The MVT’ers will be flying.

[Harry Meatmotor]

@Crickey7 153393 wrote:

20 mph winds this evening out of the Northeast. The MVT’ers will be flying.

Free ride all the way home!

[LhasaCM]

@Harry Meatmotor 153396 wrote:

Free ride all the way home!

Once you get around the downed tree reported between 395 and Gravelly Point…

https://twitter.com/Karnakdave/status/823595734494826496

[cvcalhoun]

@Crickey7 153393 wrote:

20 mph winds this evening out of the Northeast. The MVT’ers will be flying.

The CCTers, by contrast, may just make it home by morning!

[sjclaeys]

Tree down across the Custis Trail between Lyon Village and the 66 overpass. Easy to get over.

[Arlingtonrider]

@LhasaCM 153397 wrote:

Once you get around the downed tree reported between 395 and Gravelly Point…

https://twitter.com/Karnakdave/status/823595734494826496

Thanks for the heads up on this! The tree had been cleared off the trail when I came through at about 6:40 pm.

[slowtriguy]

Tree down on the Custis just east of Kensington, blocking the full width of the trail. Folks were carrying their bikes over it.

Already reported to the Arlington County trail folks.

Happy Riding.

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[Tania]

There’s another down on the Custis at the bottom of the little hill heading up to the Bridge To Nowhere (if you’re heading east). Google Maps tells me it’s around McCoy Park.

[Crickey7]

The CCT was pretty clear, though I learned you have to cross even smaller branches at close to a 90 degree angle. I ran over one at a more obtuse angle, it rolled and I nearly had a second breakfast of gravel.

[OneEighth]

@Tania 153448 wrote:

There’s another down on the Custis at the bottom of the little hill heading up to the Bridge To Nowhere (if you’re heading east). Google Maps tells me it’s around McCoy Park.

Saw that this morning and thought it was an awfully sneaky way to get commuters hooked on CX.

[Tania]

@OneEighth 153459 wrote:

Saw that this morning and thought it was an awfully sneaky way to get commuters hooked on CX.

The log was rollable there close to 66 and even likely ride-around-able through the mud if you’ve got the skillz. …And if your fenders have more than 3″ of ground clearance. :majorsadface:

[sjclaeys]

Big tree across the Custis Trail near Lyon Village right before the S-curve of death. No way to get around other than over.

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