Arlington VA Cycling

Bicycling west from Arlington/Falls Church is easy - the W&OD trail runs about 45-miles west from
Shirlington (I-395) to Purcellville. The W&OD is paved and at times is a "High Speed Commuter" route
to/from DC. Once beyond I-495 you are on the Piedmont - which means it is hilly - from Gently
Rolling to Mountains (about 5-mi beyond Purcellville). Main roads are not particularly bike-friendly
but some of the Back Roads are (Actually the roads are pretty nuteral on bikes
- it's some of the drivers!). But once you ride a road a few times you will get to know the traffic
patterns vs. time of day.

There are plenty of bike routes in/around the DC area,

have fun mike

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I may have to transfer to the Arlington, Fall Church, VA area and want to know how the cycling is
around there. I currently live in Indiana and pop out my back door and do 30- 50 miles in the
county without any stop signs, cars or sometimes changing gears it's so flat.

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West of Washington looks really congested in that area and alot of highways and suburbs. Is this
area pretty cycle friendly.

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Many thanks. Pete.

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Check out bikewashington.org it is a great site

Also, Washington Area Bicyclist Association: www.waba.org

B17 GUY said:

Check out bikewashington.org it is a great site