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donmccurdy t1_ir3mbay wrote

Reply to comment by hms_poopsock in Favorite way to take a weekend trip out of DC without a car? by [deleted]

If you're not confident about doing the trip both ways, a good compromise would be a one-way Amtrak ticket, 4pm Friday from DC to Harper's Ferry ($14 ticket + $20 bike pass). Spend Friday night and Saturday in Harper's Ferry hotels or hiker/biker camping, then ride back to DC on Sunday. A 60mi ride but it's completely flat and slightly downhill.

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Birdytaps t1_ir4pq60 wrote

Asterisk for the unaware: the Penn line runs on weekends but the Brunswick line doesn’t, so this trip couldn’t be done in reverse unless planning to use Amtrak instead (can’t bike to HF on Friday and then plan to Marc back)

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No-Lunch4249 t1_ir3qdnx wrote

Does the MARC Brunswick line allow bikes? I know Penn line does. Would beat the Amtrak in price if not time since you could skip the $20 pass.

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Adept-Pension-1312 t1_ir46xjp wrote

Yes

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Macrophage87 t1_ir4hmwb wrote

And it would be $12 each way with the bike being free.

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brickvanexel t1_ir5jytf wrote

I think they charge like $9 for a bike but still reasonable

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