Route: Washington Monument DC to Washington Monument Baltimore (DC, MD)

Submitted by mikewardian on Mon, 05/05/2025 - 08:31am
Location
District of Columbia, US
Maryland, US
Distance
38.78 mi
Vertical Gain
2,096 ft
Description

Washington Monument, DC to Washington Monument, Baltimore is an open course route from monument to monument. Be careful in your planning as some road options can have heavy traffic. Mike Wardian designed the route and wrote:

This has been on my bucket list for a long time, so good to get it done today. This could definitely be done faster supported and if you had the route dialed. The first 20 miles were really nice, miles 20-32 were a bit industrial, lonely and trafficked. Definitely need to be comfortable running close to traffic along Route 1. On and off rain all day. Was hoping for more rain but it was pretty perfect. I had a few pit stops for food and to go to bathroom but mostly moved constantly and efficiently. Felt solid.  To the 2 people that tried to hit me, that wasn’t nice but never felt unsafe. Hope someone can improve on this.