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SSSS_car_go t1_je5j8rm wrote

It's also a great way to access the W&OD trail. [edit: via Wiehle Reston]. Yes, it's a long ride from Silver Spring (maybe 75 minutes?), but I love riding my bike back from there and it's well worth the trip.

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[deleted] t1_je5s2hz wrote

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VibeyMars t1_je5t0sy wrote

Not OP but there’s an entrance to the W&OD trail around the corner from Wiehle Reston stop, it’s on wiehle Ave by the pupatella

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SSSS_car_go t1_je5w73j wrote

Yes, it’s Wiehle Reston. The trail is super close. If you’re unfamiliar, use CityMapper app from there and ask it for directions via bicycle to your destination, and it always puts me on the W&OD. Iirc, I take my bike up via elevator, walk over the overpass then through the square with Founding Farmers, to Wiehle Ave on the other side of that square. Go left on Wiehle, past all the construction, and the trail is about a block or two away.

I just learned that the construction is to make it easier for pedestrians and cyclists to access the trail! https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/transportation/projects/wiehle-wod-trail

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MFoy t1_je69n6t wrote

The trail is probably closest at Reston Town Center. but the ease of access might be better at Wiehle.

Actually, East Falls Church might be the closest metro to W&OD.

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SSSS_car_go t1_je6lr8o wrote

Dunn Loring also has pretty good access but I like to make my ride a bit longer. If anyone knows how to access the trail from stations farther out—even from Dulles?— I’d love to hear.

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MFoy t1_je6m0q4 wrote

It’s not too hard from Innovation Station, but there isn’t the best/safest infrastructure for bikes. It’s about a mile from the station to the trail, which you catch about 1/4 of a mile West of the Fairfax/Loudoun border.

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mmmggg1234 t1_je67yjo wrote

WOW I am SO trying this. How hilly is the route?

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hoos30 t1_je6az1u wrote

It's smooth and mostly flat. Best trail in the region by a long shot.

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