What we’re about
Welcome to the DC Urban Walkers! We explore urban environments throughout DC and the surrounding areas. As part of our focus on urban areas, we prioritize Metro accessibility and typically start and stop at stations. Sometimes we host special day trips where we visit nearby cities by train. The routes can have mixed terrain including sidewalks, gravel, hiking trials, etc. Note that while we do include hiking trails within cities, we do not consider ourselves a hiking group.
If you've enjoyed our walks please consider donating a few bucks to help us keep this group running (meetup is expensive!). Donation Link
Upcoming events (3)
See all- College Park Metro Station to Stadium Armory Metro Station ~10miCollege Park - U of MD Metro Station, College Park, MD
*Important Note*
There will be no metro service through Rosslyn this weekend. Which will make getting to the walk a lot harder for people coming from Orange and Silver. If you're coming from that direction, please give yourself ample time to get to College Park!Let's explore the Anacostia River Trail starting at College Park/Riverdale Park and follow the trail till DC!
Route:
- Start at the College Park U-MD Metro Station
- Follow River Road till Riverdale Park and Haig Dr.
- Get onto the Anacostia River Trail (heading south, aka take a right).
- Follow the Anacostia River Trail till Benning Road
- On Benning Road, take a left to get onto Kingsman Island
- Follow Kingsman Island trail till Heritage Trail
- Get back onto the Anacostia River Trail and head towards 19th Street (along C street)
- Walk south on 19th Street till Stadium Armory
- Finish at the Stadium Armory Metro Station
- !Bonus Walk! - Walk through Capitol Hill to Eastern Market Metro Station- An additional 1.2 miles!
Millage: 10 mi (11.2 mi w/ Bonus Walk)
Start Location: College Park U-MD Metro Station (Green Line)
End Location: Stadium Armory Metro Station
Directions: https://maps.app.goo.gl/uCPzwQbQPUTuUWkr8
Time: 9AM-1PM
Terrain: This will be mostly flat, on paved or gravel ground
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We try to be punctual with our event times so please be respectful to others and show up a few minutes early, because we will leave without you. Note, we often limit the RSVPs to keep group sizes manageable. If you are on the waitlist but would really like to join, reach out to the organizer.We're always looking for new leaders who can showcase their neighborhood or any cool places they know, so please reach out either at an event or on meetup if you are interested.
If you've enjoyed our walks please consider donating a few bucks to help us keep this group running (meetup is expensive!). Donation Link (Confirmation code- 0802)
- Adams Morgan Walk (Mi. 5.1, Woodley Park-Zoo/Adams Morgan)Woodley Park-Zoo Metro Station , Washington, DC
Let's explore Adams Morgan! Take two, this time hopefully with no rain (but it was still fun with some rain!).
Note we'll also try starting at 5:30 pm to catch some more sunlight.
Route:
- See map below or screenshot, the route is a bit complex.
- Highlights: Duke Ellington Bridge, Walter Pierce Park, Rabaut Park, Meridian/Malcom X Park, 18th street, Kalorama Park
Millage: 5.1
Map: map (komoot), map alt (caltopo)
Start/End Location (loop): Woodley Park-Zoo/Adams Morgan metro
Time: ~5:30PM-7:45PM
Terrain: There will be paved and level ground, with some hills.---
We try to be punctual with our event times so please be respectful to others and show up a few minutes early. Note, we often limit the RSVPs to keep group sizes manageable. If you are on the waitlist but would really like to join, reach out to the organizer.Our events prioritize metro accessibility by meeting and ending at metro stations. Sometimes we start/stop at the same station, sometimes we do not. Please double check the event description to see if you can manage transportation.
If you've enjoyed our walks please consider donating a few bucks to help us keep this group running (meetup is expensive!). Donation Link
