The Prince George's County section of the Anacostia River Trail from Bladensburg Road to Route 50/DC Boundary will open October 1st with a 10am dedication ceremony and a couple of bike rides. RIght now it is kind of a trail to nowhere, but when DC builds the NE section of the Anacostia Riverwalk Trail it will connect to this and should create a new route between the two jurisdictions.
The event will be at
4601 Annapolis Road
Bladensburg, Maryland 20710
Saturday, October 1, 2011 at 10 am
Please R.S.V.P. by Tuesday, September 27
by Calling 301-446-3300, TTY 301-446-3302 or go to
http://www.pgparks.com/pgparksrsvp.htm.
You are encouraged to bring a bicycle and helmet to participate in either the 2-mile or 12-mile Cycle Maryland ride following the ceremony. Please let pgparks know of any special accommodations needed to attend the ceremony or participate in the ride.
For more information on Cycle Maryland, please visit the website at: www.cycle.maryland.gov.
Directions: from the Capital Beltway / I-95 take exit 17, Landover Road (Route 202) toward Bladensburg. Follow Route 202 toward Peace Cross. Just before Peace Cross turn left into Bladensburg Waterfront Park at 4601 Annapolis Road and park in lot at end of park.
This is great. Does anyone know the timetable for finishing the connection on the DC side, at least from the Maryland line to the bridges near RFK stadium?
Posted by: Greenbelt | September 21, 2011 at 03:12 PM
The last I heard was this "DDOT has been working actively with the National Park Service since 2009 on design of the Kenilworth-Parkside Trail. Completion of design was delayed not by DDOT but pending the park service’s completion of a revised Environmental Assessment for the trail. In the meantime, the project has been further delayed pending the park service’s desire to also conjointly conduct an Environmental Assessment for a proposed connecting trail to the U.S. National Arboretum."
But no completion date.
Posted by: washcycle | September 21, 2011 at 03:48 PM
M-NCPPC staff told BTAG recently that NPS is eager to connect the trail from PG to Kenilworth aquatic gardens, but that DDOT does not return M-NCPPC calls.
I am not sure whether M-NCPPC's statements can be reconciled with the DDOT statemet--unless NPS is ready to go with the connection from the DC line to the Aquatic Gardens, but not the rest of the trail. My impression has been that DC was simply building the trail north one step at a tine, while PG views a connection from Bladensburg south to any road in the District as useful.
Reminds me a bit of the WB&A where the trail in PG has extended to that Pax River/AA County line for years.
Posted by: Jim Titus | September 21, 2011 at 09:41 PM
FYI the dedication of this trail segment has been moved back to 11/4 so Governor O'Malley can attend.
The good news is that the trail is already open for use. It dead ends at a wetland restoration area that is a great place for bird and wildlife watching.
Check the AWS website for programming featuring guided trips to the wetland area.
Posted by: Anacostia Watershed Society | September 27, 2011 at 12:33 PM