May 2018 Road & Trail Conditions

[Arlingtonrider]

Thanks, Henry. It would be great to get an update if you hear anything back.

[bentbike33]

MVT tree at TR Island and Trollheim was gone Wednesday (5/16) afternoon.

In other news, the 4MRT 395 underpass has been cleared of mud as of this morning (5/17). The Glebe underpass is still muddy, but there are singletracks worn through the mud to the pavement.

[dasgeh]

@consularrider 178371 wrote:

It was gone when I went by at 6:45 pm.

Yay! Thanks for updating. No more Iwo Jima detours for me!

PS. Are like buttons permanently gone?

[Greenbelt]

ART and Anacostia River Trib trails (that I rode at least) were open and OK this morning, and I saw two @PGParks crews out checking them over, which is great!
https://www.strava.com/activities/1578106594
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[mello yello]

Thanks!
I’ll be riding by there tomorrow morning. I think it would be a bad day to try and take the shortcut around that section.

[consularrider]

The Wilson underpass on the W&OD went from flooded with about three inches of water covering the trail to almost clear between 3:35 and 5 pm. Several of the Four Mile Run crossing on the 4MRT were still flooded.

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[rcannon100]

Cameron run trail closed due to rain and train derailment

[consularrider]

In Glencarlyn a huge tree is down on the uphill slope going to S Jefferson St, clearance is about five feet. Then the tops of the tree blocks the trail running along the hill. The two people in the photo are on the trail trying to get through the obstruction. Just stay on the W&OD.

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Then under the GW Parkway near the Potomac confluence, the waters of Four Mile Run have started to recede leaving a nasty debris field.

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[CaseyKane50]

@rcannon100 178459 wrote:

Cameron run trail closed due to rain and train derailment

I think you might have meant the Holmes Run Trail. It is just west of the CSX derailment site. The trail was open this morning.

There is a planned Old Cameron Run Trail https://www.alexandriava.gov/localmotion/info/default.aspx?id=83038. An RFP was issued last fall for the design work for the trail. No word on when that work would begin. The trail will run from South Payne Street to Mill Road.

[consularrider]

More problems on the 4MRT. The creek crossing under Columbia has silted up with gravel and the slab has water flowing over it about three inches deep. There is water flowing under the slab at the north bank, but it’s time to clear the rest of the slab again. I used the Arlington Parks number from the “Report a Trail Problem” sticky, but it went straight to someone’s voice mail, so I don’t know what will happen with my message.

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[Judd]

@consularrider 178469 wrote:

More problems on the 4MRT. The creek crossing under Columbia has silted up with gravel and the slab has water flowing over it about three inches deep. There is water flowing under the slab at the north bank, but it’s time to clear the rest of the slab again. I used the Arlington Parks number from the “Report a Trail Problem” sticky, but it went straight to someone’s voice mail, so I don’t know what will happen with my message.

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Sounds like it just needs a couple of bikers with shovels. Anyone want to go dig it out?

[dasgeh]

@consularrider 178469 wrote:

More problems on the 4MRT. The creek crossing under Columbia has silted up with gravel and the slab has water flowing over it about three inches deep. There is water flowing under the slab at the north bank, but it’s time to clear the rest of the slab again. I used the Arlington Parks number from the “Report a Trail Problem” sticky, but it went straight to someone’s voice mail, so I don’t know what will happen with my message.

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You can email trails@arlingtonva.us

[josh]

I want to ride up to Point of Rocks this week, but I’m not sure how feasible that’ll be. I’ve taken a look at the NPS’s alerts regarding flooding, and I think I should be able to make it up to mile 42, the Monocacy Aqueduct, on the towpath and then the remaining six miles or so on the roads.

Anyone have any experience on the towpath since the storms/rain?

[chris_s]

Potential repair work being done on the W&OD Trail in the Hunter Mill Rd area as per da Twitter

[consularrider]

@josh 178493 wrote:

I want to ride up to Point of Rocks this week, but I’m not sure how feasible that’ll be. I’ve taken a look at the NPS’s alerts regarding flooding, and I think I should be able to make it up to mile 42, the Monocacy Aqueduct, on the towpath and then the remaining six miles or so on the roads.

Anyone have any experience on the towpath since the storms/rain?

C&O Towpath Conditions

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