Runs Heading East and South
• The Hains Point Loop (10 miles) 
• The 14th Street Bridge-Key Bridge Loop (6.5 miles) 
• The Memorial Bridge-Key Bridge Loop (4 miles) 

Runs Heading Due North
• The Nature Center-Bingham Drive Loop (15.5 miles) 
• The High Road-Ranger Station Loop (13.7 miles) 
• The Glover Archibald Trail (9.5 Miles) 
• The Klingle Road - National Cathedral Loop (7 miles) 
• The Dumbarton Oak-Georgetown Loop (4 miles) 

Runs Heading into Virginia
• The Mount Vernon Trail  
• The Custis Trail Corkscrew Ascent (10 miles) 
• The Tour D'Arlington (17.5 miles) 

Runs Heading Northwest, towards Maryland
• The C&O Canal 
• The Old Anglers Inn Loop (23 miles) 
• The Capital Crescent-Rock Creek Loop (21 miles) 
• The Northwest Passage (18 miles) 
• The Gerry Ives Single Lane Bridge Route (14 miles) 
• The Brookmont-MacArthur Blvd Loop (9 miles) 

• The Western Ridge-Valley Trail Loop (9.5 miles) 
• The Ross Drive-Valley Trail Loop (4 miles) 
• The Valley Trail-Bingham Road Loop (6 miles) 

• The 14th Street Bridge - Key Bridge Loop (9.5 miles) 
• The Memorial Bridge - 14th Street Bridge Loop (7 miles) 
• The Memorial Bridge - Key Bridge Loop (7.0 miles) 

We have broken down the routes into three categories: Runs originating from Georgetown, runs from Pierce Mill in Rock Creek Park, and runs from Capitol Hill (3rd and Pennsylvania Ave, NW). 

Recommendations? Rock Creek for its shade, its hills, and its trails. The C & 0 Canal has the rare advantage of being a route that is flat, dirt, with no interruptions.

All these routes are reasonably safe - though one should exercise caution at all times, and especially at night, in the woods, and around busy traffic areas, both auto-like and human-like. Have fun and don't get lost!

Many thanks to David Keating, John O'Donnell, Gerry Ives, James Scarborough, and Josh Adelman for their help in developing this list. 

Carpe Viam!

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