Fort Stevens Loop
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Fort Stevens Loop

Un itinéraire vélo au départ de Forest Glen, Maryland, United States of America.

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Vue d'ensemble

À propos du circuit

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A short route starting in Woodside Park and cycling to the historical sites connected with Jubal Early's raid on Washington DC in the summer of 1864. The ride includes the Confederate cemetery, the Union cemetery and the fortifications at Fort Stevens and Fort DeRussy. The ride ends with a short journey through Rock Creek Park and back to Woodside.

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Durée
20,3 km
Distance
157 m
Montée
157 m
Descente
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Vit. moyenne
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Altitude max.
Ian Brett Cooper
Ian Brett Cooper

créé il y a il y a 6 ans

QualitĂ© de l’itinĂ©raire

Types de voies et surfaces le long de l’itinĂ©raire

Types de routes

  • Route

    8,8 km

    (44 %)

  • Piste cyclable

    4 km

    (20 %)

  • Route tranquille

    3,6 km

    (18 %)

surfaces

Pavé

15 km

(74 %)

  • Asphalte

    14,3 km

    (71 %)

  • PavĂ© (non dĂ©fini)

    0,5 km

    (2 %)

  • PavĂ©s

    0,2 km

    (<1 %)

Points forts de l’itinĂ©raire

Points d’intĂ©rĂȘt le long de l’itinĂ©raire

  1. Point d'intĂ©rĂȘt aprĂšs 1,6 km

    9315 Greyrock Road. "Grey Rocks". At the time of Jubal Early's raid, this was the home of Doctor Henry Ford Condict. On July 11, 1864, the house was occupied by the Confederates and used as an observation post and a rendezvous point for cavalry searching for horses and provisions.

  2. Point d'intĂ©rĂȘt aprĂšs 2,6 km

    Raymond W. Burche's home. Shells from Union artillery fell around this property. Now demolished.

  3. Point d'intĂ©rĂȘt aprĂšs 3,4 km

    1504 Noyes Drive. When excavating the back yard of ths house for an addition, a ten-inch Union Parrott shell from the Civil War was discovered.

  4. Point d'intĂ©rĂȘt aprĂšs 3,4 km

    8818 1st Avenue "Woodside" was Richard T. Wilson's Home at the time of the raid. This was a farmhouse with a driveway leading to Georgia Avenue. Wilson was a confederate sympathizer and this house was used as Confederate Major General John C. Breckinridge's headquarters. The Wilson Farm encompassed all of what is now Woodside and the western part of Woodside Park.

  5. Point d'intĂ©rĂȘt aprĂšs 3,6 km

    John C. Wilson's home. John Wilson supported the Union. His brother Richard supported the Confederacy. The house is now demolished.

  6. Point d'intĂ©rĂȘt aprĂšs 4,4 km

    "Sligo" was the name of Silver Spring during the Civil War. On 11-12 July 1864, the businesses here, including Lewis Graves' dry goods store, Rayney's store, and Barnes' Tavern farther south were looted by Confederate soldiers.

  7. Point d'intĂ©rĂȘt aprĂšs 4,4 km

    The Eagle Inn.

  8. Point d'intĂ©rĂȘt aprĂšs 4,8 km

    "Falkland", Montgomery Blair's mansion, stood here in 1864. It was burned by Confederate troops at the time of the raid. The ruin stood here until 1958, when it was burned down again to make way for Blair Plaza.

  9. Point d'intĂ©rĂȘt aprĂšs 5,3 km

    Silver Cycles.

  10. Point d'intĂ©rĂȘt aprĂšs 5,4 km

    Francis Preston Blair's "Silver Spring" mansion. This house was used by General Jubal Early as his headquarters. Now demolished.

  11. Point d'intĂ©rĂȘt aprĂšs 6,4 km

    James Blair's "The Moorings". This is the only one of the Blair family's Silver Spring mansions still standing. From 1934 to 1957, the house served as the Silver Spring Public Library.

  12. Point d'intĂ©rĂȘt aprĂšs 8,5 km

    Battleground National Cemetery. Here are buried the US soldiers who died defending Washington from Jubal Early's raid on 11-12 July 1864.

  13. Point d'intĂ©rĂȘt aprĂšs 9,5 km

    Fort Stevens Battlefield Park There are a few gun emplacements remaining and a monument to the battle.

  14. Point d'intĂ©rĂȘt aprĂšs 12 km

    Fort DeRussy. This fort is overgrown, but there is a marker and the banks that supported the gun emplacements can still be seen. There were no trees here in 1864.

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