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Mount Vernon Trail, Arlington

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The Mount Vernon Trail (MVT) is a 17-mile (27 km) long shared use path that travels along the George Washington Memorial Parkway in Northern Virginia between Rosslyn and George Washington's home at Mount Vernon. The trail connects the easternmost portions of Arlington County, the City of Alexandria, and Fairfax County, and travels mostly on dedicated trail with a small portion on city streets. As part of U.S. Bike Route 1, the Potomac Heritage Trail and the East Coast Greenway, the MVT opened in April 1972 as a gravel path and was subsequently expanded and paved.
The MVT is part of the much larger mid-Atlantic Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail.

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  • This trail is paved with some boardwalk. Most of the trail runs oolong the Potomac River. It is well marked with a couple of tricky sections where it joins up with some roads in Alexandria. You can... 
    This trail is paved with some boardwalk. Most of the trail runs oolong the Potomac River. It is well marked with a couple of tricky sections where it joins up with some roads in Alexandria. You can...  more »
  • Hire bikes available in old town Alexandria - off harbour square - shop with large stock or hire racks.Free trolley bus from the metro station (bus substitute at the moment). Over a half of the... 
    Hire bikes available in old town Alexandria - off harbour square - shop with large stock or hire racks.Free trolley bus from the metro station (bus substitute at the moment). Over a half of the...  more »

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