District of Columbia trails · Bike Trail #6
Bike Trail #6
A 2.0-mile out-and-back in District of Columbia, with 65 ft of climbing. Managed by the National Park Service.
Elevation profile
Essentially flat — no sustained climb anywhere along its 2.0 miles.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Getting there
Pennsylvania Ave Connection access. About 7 min drive (3 mi) from Washington. 38.90420, -77.05672 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:49 a.m., the sun rises at 7:16 a.m. and sets at 6:31 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:58 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 15 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 4.1-mile round trip takes roughly 1 h 35 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 8:50 a.m. — 9 h 41 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail + Unnamed trail + Bike Trail #6 — 0.8 mi loop, 28 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Capital Crescent Trail — 0.7 mi
- Potomac Heritage Trail — 0.8 mi
- T. Roosevelt Bridge Crossing — 0.9 mi
- Lafayette Park Path — 1.2 mi