6M or 11M Loop: Rock Creek-Dumbarton-Whitehaven-Glover-Kemble Park-Waterfront

Partly sunny weather forecasted in the high 50's, 19% precipitation chance. We'll have good footing, nevertheless, on hard-packed, well-worn forest trails: Only short segments of pavement, occasionally. We’ll strive for a 2.75 to 3 mph pace, when walking. Elevation gain negligible.

Our route has easy access points to the DC Metro system, feel free to end your walk wherever you like, ensuring that you inform your leader first, please. Some may choose to walk the minimum six miles, while others as many as 11 miles. Foggy Bottom-GWU is the closest Metro stop to our start, a 10-minute walk to the Kennedy Center's Don Quixote on horseback statue, located to the right and downhill of the Center's main entry doors.
The juxtaposition of an Impossible Dream statue at the Camelot Kennedy Center, the Nixon associated Watergate Hotel and the Saudi Embassy street location's named Jamal Khashoggi Way.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Quixote_%28Kennedy_Center_sculpture%29

Arrive early enough to sign in and indicate where you intend to sign out. If you arrive after our on-time departure, no worries, phone your guide to arrange an en route link-up locale. He can provide you his movement locale via Google Maps also.

Those walking six miles will traverse from the Kennedy Center to Rock Creek, Dumbarton, Whitehaven, Glover Parks and southward to the Georgetown Waterfront, in succession, and complete the loop at the Kennedy Center or Foggy Bottom, as you wish.

Those choosing the 11 mile distance will take the same route a the six-milers but turn northward at Glover Park, then westward through Westley Heights and Battery Kemble Parks before going southward to the Georgetown waterfront where they will go eastward and back to the start area.

We’ll take a late 20-minute sack lunch break and or optionally utilize the Whole Foods on Wisconsin Avenue for hot food and restroom use if timing allows.

Please dress accordingly in drip-dry layers/cotton is never recommended. Remember that sufficiently hydrating is important in any weather and a backpack to carry water and clothing adaptations is always handy. Wear well-broken-in footwear with good quality inserts, please?

This hike has a maximum number of five people, so please be considerate and ensure that you can attend. However, if stuff happens, please be considerate and update any RSVP status changes in a timely manner? Readily manageable sized, 6' max leashed dogs are welcome. Please keep your dog to your outer right side, especially when passing people or dogs coming from the opposite direction.