Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Location
Montgomery County, Maryland, and Washington, DC
Endpoints
Silver Spring, Maryland, to Georgetown in Washington, DC
Mileage
11
Roughness Index
1
Surface
Asphalt, crushed stone, gravel
The 11-mile Capital Crescent Trail follows the route of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road's Georgetown Branch rail line of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. It begins
in downtown Silver Spring east of the Rock Creek Trestle and curves westward and
south through Maryland and into Washington, DC, to end in the heart of historic Geor-
getown. Someday, the section between downtown Silver Spring and Bethesda, Mary-
land, will be paved and officially become part of the Capital Crescent, but until then
this section is actually called the Georgetown Branch Trail.
