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East Coast Greenway: Old Town Alexandria to Mt Vernon
Journey along the East Coast Greenway to Washington's Mount Vernon and distillery
When and where
Date and time
Saturday, September 23 · 8am - 5pm EDT
Location
King Street 1900 King St , Alexandria, VA 22301
Refund Policy
About this event
- 9 hours
- Mobile eTicket
Start: Alexandria VA
Finish: Franconia-Springfield Metro (Blue Line)
Distance: 20 mi or 10 mi
Where to find us: We will convene at the Mount Vernon King Street Metro stop, by the bus departures
Optional endpoints: Go the full 20 miles and end at the Franconia metro, or finish at Mt Vernon and use Uber/Lyft to return to your car or metro
Terrain: paved
Transit: Metro to Alexandria
Parking: Free parking at the Franconia Springfield metro if you are doing the full walk. The other option is street parking in Mount Vernon, near the King Street Metro.
Difficulty: Average
Category: nature, history, scenic
Coordinator: Katey Lazarchik, Sarah Abedin
Highlights include a tour of old Alexandria, Mount Vernon and the many attractions in its vicinity.
Starts in Old Town Alexandria, with its shopping, history, architecture and trendy atmosphere. Walk the Mount Vernon Trail to Mount Vernon. Wander through George Washington's Distillery and Gristmill along the newly opened Mount Vernon Memorial Highway Trail
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Partners:
The East Coast Greenway Alliance is a non-profit organization developing a public multi-use 3,000 mile trail from Canada to Key West through New Jersey and New York. Donations and memberships help make this dream trail a reality.
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About the organizer
FreeWalkers is a non-profit 501(c)3 social organization and network for individuals interested in participating in distance walking events. Our group is free and open to everyone. We encourage each member to accomplish challenging goals as we work together, experience, and promote pro-pedestrian issues. Paricipants accept responsibity for themselves on the walk.