National Trails Day

I mentioned this before, but Saturday is National Trails Day. There are several events in the area, including riding with Maryland Secretary of Transportation Robert Flanagan on the Anacostia Tributary Trail system. Make sure you ask him why the largest transportation project in Maryland has no bike trail. Some other events in and around DC include:

A bike ride on the Black History National Recreation Trail
Northwest Branch Trail maintenance
An archaeological ride of Alexandria

And there are even more events on the American Hiking site; rides, hikes, walks, opportunities to volunteer and for general fun.

I'll be getting out on a trail, but not as an official event.

Comments

[Chris]

Ooooo! That Ohiopyle/Confluence area is GREAT!!! I went on a bike trip with friends last year from Pittsburgh to DC which included that stretch, and I can honestly say, it was -- to me -- the absolutely best part!

In short, I'm jealous.

And what's up with dropping the bike trail because of the "environmental impact" of it? Somehow I missed that back when the decision was made...!

[washcycle]

I wish I could do the whole DC-Pittsburgh ride. I joke that next time I fly out of Pittsburgh's airport I'll just bike to it.

I'm no supporter of the ICC, but losing the trail added insult to injury. And for environmental reasons? but the highway will be sooooooooo green.

[gwadzilla]

I know very little about the ICC except it has been talked about since before I was born
and
that it is a no brainer that there should be a multi-use bike path that runs along side of it

heck....

there should be a dirt single track path along side of that

now that would be awesome!

[gwadzilla]

it is not that great of a distance
they need to open their eyes to the future

what would Marty O' Malley do?