Walks and Runs
Washington is a great place for walking or jogging because of the variety
of interest sites. Here I have listed the ones I tried.
Tidal Basin: Jefferson Memorial, Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial; always
nice, but cherry blossom time is nice if you beat the crowds.
National Mall: technically, from
the Capitol to the Washington Memorial, but effectively, it continues to
the Lincoln Memorial.
Great Falls Park: walk along
the Potomac; Falls are long rather than high.
Lady Bird Johnson Park: Virginia;
island in the Potomac; walk over on the I395 bridge behind the Jefferson
Memorial; come back on Memorial Bridge at the Lincoln Memorial.
Theodore Roosevelt Island: car access
only from the westbound lane of the George Washington Parkway; isolated
setting for impressive memorial; walk around the island including the boardwalk
on the north side.
The Southwest Waterfront: from the fish market to the Titanic Memorial;
short but sweet.
Potomac Park East: walk all the way around; view the Potomac.
Rock Creek Park: running north and
south from above the Zoo to the Potomac.
Dumbarton Oaks Park: behind the mansion and gardens of Dumbarton Oaks in
Georgetown.