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Tidal Basin – Smithsonian Castle loop from Eastern Market

Tidal Basin – Smithsonian Castle loop from Eastern Market

Easy

4.5

(8892)

13,795

riders

Tidal Basin – Smithsonian Castle loop from Eastern Market

00:56

21.4km

50m

Road cycling

Easy road ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 10, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 3.49 km for 101 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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1.22 km

Peace Monument

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The 44 foot (13.4 m) high white marble memorial was erected from 1877 to 1878 in commemoration of the naval deaths at sea during the American Civil War. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_Monument

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3.54 km

Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum

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The International Air and Space Museum has exhibits with aircrafts, spacecrafts, missiles, rockets, and any other flight-related artifacts you can imagine.
The International Air and Space Museum is open every …

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5.37 km

Tidal Basin

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Great facility that man / woman should definitely see during a visit...

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8.53 km

Hains Point

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Hains Point was named after the US Army Corps of Engineers' Peter Conover Hains. Peter Conover Hains was the engineer who made the Tidal Basin design. At this point the Potomac River, Washington Channel, and Anacostia River all meet.

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18.4 km

Smithsonian Castle

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The Smithsonian Castle's construction was fininshed in 1855. And as visitors enter through the National Mall entrance they pass the crypt of James Smithson, who is the institution's founder.

It …

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21.4 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.8 km

5.89 km

3.86 km

605 m

290 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

17.2 km

4.04 km

144 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Today

Tuesday 21 July

33°C

24°C

95 %

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Tidal Basin – Smithsonian Castle loop from Eastern Market

View of the Capitol

Peace Monument

Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum

Tidal Basin

Hains Point

Smithsonian Castle

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