Where to Ride
A curated list of some of the best places to ride your bike in the Washington DC Region
This “Where to Ride” section is an aggregate collection of routes and rides included in one of my four books.
The collection also includes recent worthy outings and items that, for one reason or another, were omitted in previous editions of my guides, including new trails and routes I’ve discovered since then.
You can always grab tracks and explore my outings by joining Best Rides D.C. on Ride With GPS.
This list will be regularly updated with new locations.
Quantico Marine Corps Base
Gambrill and the Shed
The Matthew Henson Trail
Stokesville Classics
Massanutten Western Slopes
Motts Run Reservoir
Up Magic, Down Dowells
Moon & Hoo Doo Rocks
Upper Rock Creek
Carvins Cove
Andrew Leitch
The Promised Land
The Southern Traverse
Locust Shade Park
Meadowood Recreation Area
Prince William Forest Park Scenic Drive
Bacon Ridge
MoCo South
Loudoun County Gravel Roads
Laurel Hill
The National Mall
The Mount Vernon Trail & Fort Hunt
Patapsco Valley State Park
Wakefield Park
The Ride With GPS (RWGPS) map below lists a collection of routes included in Best Bike Rides Washington DC, Best Easy Bike Rides, Washington DC, Mountain Biking Virginia and Mountain Biking the Washington DC/Baltimore Area. The map also includes routes and rides not documented in one of my books. Please Join my RWGPS Club account to gain access to member only routes, events, challenges and other member only benefits.
All documented rides in my books include detailed directions to the starting point of the ride, accurate maps, historic write-ups on the area/ride, regional information including points of contact, where to eat, stay, and other useful data to make the best out of your outing.
Honorable mentions include directions to the starting point and references to help you craft your own routes.
Best Rides DC also has an active community on Strava of over 4,000 members. Join us there and share your outings…
Recent Ride Reports
It has been a little over seven years since I last visited Carvins Cove. The last time around I was working on Mountain Biking Virginia and my buddy Mark H. and I rode some of the tougher trails along this classic Blue Ridge destination.