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Mount Vernon Trail – Alexandria City Marina loop from Braddock Road

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Alexandria

Mount Vernon Trail – Alexandria City Marina loop from Braddock Road

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4.9

(7484)

7,650

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Mount Vernon Trail – Alexandria City Marina loop from Braddock Road

00:58

16.6km

60m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 4, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 9.13 km for 5 m

After 9.20 km for 5 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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5.44 km

Daingerfield Island

Highlight • Forest

On Daingerfield Island you can have an outdoor picnic, watch sailboats and windsurfers go by. It is a mostly forested flat park. Right here was the first settlement of Alexandria, founded by Simon Pearson in 1696.

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5.48 km

Mount Vernon Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

The Mount Vernon Trail is a beautiful 18-mile paved multi-use trail. It runs from Mount Vernon to Theodore Roosevelt Island.

This stretch runs through Daingerfield Island and has great views of the Potomac River.

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7.88 km

Oronoco Bay Park

Highlight • Rest Area

A paved trail goes right through the middle of Oronoco Bay Park and is popular for running, walking, and commuting to and from Alexandria. There are great views of the …

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8.36 km

Founders Park

Highlight • Rest Area

Founders Park is a great park on the banks of the Potomac River. There are some gravel walking paths that wind through the park.

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8.63 km

Alexandria City Marina

Highlight • Structure

From the Alexandria City Marina, visitors can get a waterfront view of the city. The marina, along with the other waterfront parks in the area that touch the borders of …

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9.17 km

Alexandria City Hall

Highlight • Monument

Nice building located at lovely place on the King Street, which is the de facto old town and city of Alexandria.

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9.64 km

Waterfront Park

Highlight • Rest Area

Waterfront Park in its current state is a combination of the original King Street Park and Waterfront Park sites with the sites of the former Old Dominion Boat Club building …

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12.0 km

Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery Memorial

Highlight • Monument

Alexandria Contrabands and Freddman Cemetery served as the final resting place for almost 1,800 Afro-Americans who fled to Alexandria under great hardship and danger during the civil war to escape slavery.

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16.6 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

15.7 km

355 m

329 m

133 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

13.4 km

2.44 km

557 m

165 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Sunday 23 August

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Mount Vernon Trail – Alexandria City Marina loop from Braddock Road

Daingerfield Island

Mount Vernon Trail

Oronoco Bay Park

Founders Park

Alexandria City Marina

Alexandria City Hall

Waterfront Park

Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery Memorial

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