W&OD Detours Coming Soon

[bentbike33]

The W&OD trail detour for construction of the bridge over Lee Hwy in Falls Church appears imminent (temporary trail complete, electronic signs up, etc.). I have not noticed anything related to the second detour (projected to begin in May) for the widening of the I-66 overpass of the trail near Westover.

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[ursus]

@Sunyata 193219 wrote:

They were fixed-ish when I went through there yesterday afternoon.

I didn’t look on the way back from Purcellville since I took the Metro home from East Falls Church. Hopefully I will be back within a week.

[Tania]

I took bentbike’s 11th/14th street detour (from when the W&OD was closed in Feb for erosion issues) and avoided all of it. That section of the trail is one big mental suck for me.

[consularrider]

Arlington Loop variant, so many detours, so little time.

[ursus]

@Tania 193224 wrote:

I took bentbike’s 11th/14th street detour (from when the W&OD was closed in Feb for erosion issues) and avoided all of it. That section of the trail is one big mental suck for me.

Where does that end up crossing I-66? Either that or can someone direct me to that thread? I do recall that thread but just gave up looking for it. I always have trouble with the organizational structure of this forum’s posts.

[dasgeh]

@ursus 193227 wrote:

Where does that end up crossing I-66? Either that or can someone direct me to that thread? I do recall that thread but just gave up looking for it. I always have trouble with the organizational structure of this forum’s posts.

Patrick Henry

[dasgeh]

In the not too distant future, Banneker Park will be closed as well, making 3 significant detours in a 3 ish mile stretch of the W&OD.

I believe the following route will get you around all three detours. The crossing of Lee is at a light, but the crossing of Roosevelt/Sycamore involves turning right onto the major street and then left off of it. So this isn’t a safe-and-comfortable route, but a route that could do for a confident commuter.

https://www.google.com/maps/dir/6998-6900+N+Four+Mile+Run+Dr,+Falls+Church,+VA+22046/38.8801808,-77.1262668/@38.8828695,-77.1504219,16z/data=!4m34!4m33!1m30!1m1!1s0x89b7b4e8c7ddb835:0x4ca93b19bc13263d!2m2!1d-77.1665838!2d38.8886961!3m4!1m2!1d-77.1656033!2d38.8837728!3s0x89b7b4ebf9a51a39:0x3bddb47561d13f14!3m4!1m2!1d-77.15185!2d38.8806694!3s0x89b7b4f4f772074d:0x93713ee9802e3ab4!3m4!1m2!1d-77.1471466!2d38.8813388!3s0x89b7b45f685ce56b:0x10a1510914fe3dcf!3m4!1m2!1d-77.1385971!2d38.880944!3s0x89b7b45c943180ff:0x1fb788a98c2adfac!3m4!1m2!1d-77.1323771!2d38.8812596!3s0x89b7b444755df5b9:0x9a93f49bac5dfacf!1m0!3e1

[Tania]

@ursus 193227 wrote:

Where does that end up crossing I-66? Either that or can someone direct me to that thread? I do recall that thread but just gave up looking for it. I always have trouble with the organizational structure of this forum’s posts.

https://ridewithgps.com/routes/31131378

You cross 66 at a pedestrian bridge. It takes you off the trail from a little after St Ann’s on Custis to Brandmore Castle on W&OD.

There’s one short punchy hill heading west but I find this route very nice. Low traffic and so far drivers have been very accommodating with me at the crossing of Patrick Henry (I have a stop sign, they don’t but I’ve always been waved through).

[consularrider]

Arlington Loop variant, so many detours, so little time.

[dasgeh]

@Tania 193231 wrote:

https://ridewithgps.com/routes/31131378

You cross 66 at a pedestrian bridge. It takes you off the trail from a little after St Ann’s on Custis to Brandmore Castle on W&OD.

There’s one short punchy hill heading west but I find this route very nice. Low traffic and so far drivers have been very accommodating with me at the crossing of Patrick Henry (I have a stop sign, they don’t but I’ve always been waved through).

They were asking about the unofficial 11th St detour.

[bentbike33]

@ursus 193227 wrote:

Where does that end up crossing I-66? Either that or can someone direct me to that thread? I do recall that thread but just gave up looking for it. I always have trouble with the organizational structure of this forum’s posts.

This is the detour segment westbound. If you scooch over to Fairfax at the first trail exit after Harrison, you can build up enough speed on Fairfax to make the hill up to Kensington pretty much a roller, and Kensington has no stop sign at the intersection with 11th, only 11th does.

[bentbike33]

@dasgeh 193230 wrote:

In the not too distant future, Banneker Park will be closed as well, making 3 significant detours in a 3 ish mile stretch of the W&OD.

I believe the following route will get you around all three detours. The crossing of Lee is at a light, but the crossing of Roosevelt/Sycamore involves turning right onto the major street and then left off of it. So this isn’t a safe-and-comfortable route, but a route that could do for a confident commuter.

https://www.google.com/maps/dir/6998-6900+N+Four+Mile+Run+Dr,+Falls+Church,+VA+22046/38.8801808,-77.1262668/@38.8828695,-77.1504219,16z/data=!4m34!4m33!1m30!1m1!1s0x89b7b4e8c7ddb835:0x4ca93b19bc13263d!2m2!1d-77.1665838!2d38.8886961!3m4!1m2!1d-77.1656033!2d38.8837728!3s0x89b7b4ebf9a51a39:0x3bddb47561d13f14!3m4!1m2!1d-77.15185!2d38.8806694!3s0x89b7b4f4f772074d:0x93713ee9802e3ab4!3m4!1m2!1d-77.1471466!2d38.8813388!3s0x89b7b45f685ce56b:0x10a1510914fe3dcf!3m4!1m2!1d-77.1385971!2d38.880944!3s0x89b7b45c943180ff:0x1fb788a98c2adfac!3m4!1m2!1d-77.1323771!2d38.8812596!3s0x89b7b444755df5b9:0x9a93f49bac5dfacf!1m0!3e1

How much of the trail in Banneker Park will be closed? All the way under Sycamore? If they stop the closure short of the trail spur to the dog-park lot, then that would be a more comfortable way to 16th/Columbia (it’s usually the way I go now).

[ursus]

@dasgeh 193230 wrote:

In the not too distant future, Banneker Park will be closed as well, making 3 significant detours in a 3 ish mile stretch of the W&OD.

I believe the following route will get you around all three detours. The crossing of Lee is at a light, but the crossing of Roosevelt/Sycamore involves turning right onto the major street and then left off of it. So this isn’t a safe-and-comfortable route, but a route that could do for a confident commuter.

https://www.google.com/maps/dir/6998-6900+N+Four+Mile+Run+Dr,+Falls+Church,+VA+22046/38.8801808,-77.1262668/@38.8828695,-77.1504219,16z/data=!4m34!4m33!1m30!1m1!1s0x89b7b4e8c7ddb835:0x4ca93b19bc13263d!2m2!1d-77.1665838!2d38.8886961!3m4!1m2!1d-77.1656033!2d38.8837728!3s0x89b7b4ebf9a51a39:0x3bddb47561d13f14!3m4!1m2!1d-77.15185!2d38.8806694!3s0x89b7b4f4f772074d:0x93713ee9802e3ab4!3m4!1m2!1d-77.1471466!2d38.8813388!3s0x89b7b45f685ce56b:0x10a1510914fe3dcf!3m4!1m2!1d-77.1385971!2d38.880944!3s0x89b7b45c943180ff:0x1fb788a98c2adfac!3m4!1m2!1d-77.1323771!2d38.8812596!3s0x89b7b444755df5b9:0x9a93f49bac5dfacf!1m0!3e1

Eek! I definitely think that they should close I-66 to cars and let us use it from Rosslyn to mile 6 of the W&OD

Thanks for all the info.

[dasgeh]

@bentbike33 193237 wrote:

How much of the trail in Banneker Park will be closed? All the way under Sycamore? If they stop the closure short of the trail spur to the dog-park lot, then that would be a more comfortable way to 16th/Columbia (it’s usually the way I go now).

All the way to the east side of Sycamore. The official detour will (almost certainly) to cross Sycamore at the light at 19th.

[Brandon]

@dasgeh 193242 wrote:

All the way to the east side of Sycamore. The official detour will (almost certainly) to cross Sycamore at the light at 19th.

So as a FFX County resident, I don’t pay too much attention to the goings-on in Arlington, but I just looked through the plans for the Banneker Park redesign. And their long term goal is to move the W&OD traffic outside the park? I mean, the official W&OD already technically goes down that hill on 19th/Tuckahoe to enter the park by the playground, but NO ONE actually goes that way. Does anyone know HOW they plan to shift W&OD through-traffic outside the park long-term? or is that just something they’re saying for the NIMBYs?

[chris_s]

@Brandon 193259 wrote:

So as a FFX County resident, I don’t pay too much attention to the goings-on in Arlington, but I just looked through the plans for the Banneker Park redesign. And their long term goal is to move the W&OD traffic outside the park? I mean, the official W&OD already technically goes down that hill on 19th/Tuckahoe to enter the park by the playground, but NO ONE actually goes that way. Does anyone know HOW they plan to shift W&OD through-traffic outside the park long-term? or is that just something they’re saying for the NIMBYs?

Big expensive bridge, that’s why it’s a long-term plan.

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