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Waterfront Park – Dyke Marsh Wildlife Preserve loop from Groveton

Waterfront Park – Dyke Marsh Wildlife Preserve loop from Groveton

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Waterfront Park – Dyke Marsh Wildlife Preserve loop from Groveton

02:05

46.9km

200m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 12, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Daingerfield Island

Gravelly Point Park

Lady Bird Johnson Park

Jones Point Park

Belle Haven Park

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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11.4 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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15.8 km

Plane Spotting at Gravelly Point Park

Highlight • Viewpoint

Gravelly Point Park is overseen by the Nation Park Service as it lies within the George Washington Memorial Parkway. This unique location gives visitors an amazing opportunity to see planes …

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15.8 km

Mount Vernon Trail in Lady Bird Johnson Park

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

The Mount Vernon Trail is an 18-mile scenic path in Virginia that runs along the Potomac River, connecting Gateway Park in Rosslyn to George Washington’s Mount Vernon old estate. The …

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21.5 km

Washington DC Skyline

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

Along this section of the Mount Vernon Trail you have views across the Potomac and can see the Washington Monument rising above its surroundings.

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31.9 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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36.0 km

Dyke Marsh Wildlife Preserve

Highlight • Natural

Dyke Marsh is teeming with diverse plant and wildlife. It's one of the largest mudflats in the DC area, made up of 380 acres (1.5 km2) of floodplain, swamp forest …

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46.9 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

38.3 km

5.89 km

1.70 km

876 m

102 m

Surfaces

35.7 km

9.51 km

1.70 km

< 100 m

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Today

Thursday 3 September

34°C

22°C

29 %

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Waterfront Park – Dyke Marsh Wildlife Preserve loop from Groveton

Daingerfield Island

Plane Spotting at Gravelly Point Park

Mount Vernon Trail in Lady Bird Johnson Park

Washington DC Skyline

Waterfront Park

Dyke Marsh Wildlife Preserve

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