ODH Training Hike # 7-10/11 mile hike along residential streets in Alexandria
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Updated information:
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Work is being done on the Blue Line tomorrow. Free shuttle buses replace trains between Pentagon City and National Airport.
| Free parking is available on streets around the Braddock Road Metro Station on Saturday. The area is densely populated, and some spaces are still filled with snow and ice, but parking spots are available. |
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Because of snow and ice on the Mt. Vernon Trail, the location of the hike has been changed to Alexandria. We will meet at the Braddock Road Metro Station and hike a 10/11 mile circuit along mostly residential streets back to the metro station. A route cue sheet will be provided. Meet 9:30 am, Bus Bay E, Braddock Road Metro Station. There will be a few restroom opportunities along the route.
Bring water, lunch or snacks, and dress for the weather. Sun protection (such as hat & sunglasses) is recommended if the weather is sunny or partly sunny. All participants must sign a liability waiver at the start. SCPRO requests a voluntary donation of $2 per person to help support our all-volunteer program.
You need not be a Sierra Club member to participate, but if you'd like to join, go to: http://www.sierraclub.org/virginia .
Although open to all, this hike is part of a series of Saturday training hikes leading up to the One Day Hike (ODH)—a 100 or 50 km hike along the C&O Canal—on May 2, 2026. See SCPRO’s Meetup page for other training hikes as they are posted. If you would like to support the ODH, see volunteering opportunities and/or contact Mike Darzi (mike.darzi@gmail.com). For official updates regarding training hikes, registration, and other information, join the ODH discussion group by sending a blank email to onedayhike+subscribe@groups.io.
Leaders: Russ Norfleet & Kirsten Atkinson