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Washington, DC: Glover-Archbold Park LoopBackpacker Magazine

Need an after-work escape? Minutes from the capital are 5.7 miles of tranquil trails along the Potomac River and C&O Canal.

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Author: Backpacker Magazine
Activity: Hiking
State: District of Columbia (DC)
Distance: 5.36 mi 
Difficulty: 5 / 10
Rating: Unrated  
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Mapped by Fletcher Caldwell

TO TRAILHEAD: From Union Station, take westbound D1 Metrobus. Request stop @ intersection of 41st St. NW and Calvert St. NW. Limited service on weekdays; none on weekends. wmata.com

DIRECTIONS + WAYPOINTS: helping you find your way

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GLA01

Distance: 5.36 mi Points: 485
Total Time: none Speed: 0.0 mph Pace: 0:00 / mi
Active Time: none Speed: 0.0 mph Pace: 0:00 / mi
Glover Park Loop

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GLA001

Location: 38.922535, -77.080658
Head S on 41st St. In 100 yds., turn R onto Beecher St. for 100 yds., then L onto 42nd St. for 100 ft. to trail on R

GLA002

Location: 38.921341, -77.081902
Follow trail as it winds SW. In .1 mi., stay R @ Y

GLA003

Location: 38.920059, -77.083923
Turn R @ T onto Glover-Archbold Trail that runs N into the park

GLA004

Location: 38.923889, -77.082962
L @ 4-way onto Wesley Heights Trail. Ahead, cross two streams in .2 mi.

GLA005

Location: 38.925621, -77.086243
Cross 44th St. to wooded park on opposite side; continue W

GLA006

Location: 38.926151, -77.088867
Stay straight, heading W. In 100 yds., carefully cross busy Foxhall Rd.

GLA007

Location: 38.925739, -77.094330
Walk across 49th St. into Battery Kemble Park; reconnect with path, then turn L @ T; meander SW toward C&O Canal

GLA008

Location: 38.921700, -77.098732
Maneuver across MacArthur Blvd.; pick up trail on L side of old schoolhouse

GLA009

Location: 38.919670, -77.100708
Descend to tunnel under Canal Rd. In 100 ft., pass Fletcher's Boathouse, cross over C&O Canal, and go L onto dirt towpath

GLA010

Location: 38.911957, -77.096619
Continue SE between C&O Canal and Potomac River

GLA011

Location: 38.905621, -77.077759
Turn R, descend stairs; take quick L after exiting tunnel. In .1 mi., pass under old streetcar trestle

GLA012

Location: 38.911419, -77.080093
Traverse open park. In 200 yds., cross busy street, bear L, enter park

GLA013

Location: 38.915421, -77.082077
Head N to complete loop @ WPT 3; retrace steps to stop. Last bus @ 7 p.m.



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