Earlier this summer, we heard some good news from Mark Schneider at Hostelling International in Washington, DC. They have added secure, covered parking for cyclists to their facility.
"Though it has taken some time, I am happy to report that with the help of some grant money from the HI-USA National Office, we were able to purchase and install a wonderful new bike shed and bike rack. It is free for HI-DC hostellers and is located on our Patio, inside an eight-foot tall fence with a locking gate."
This is especially helpful to traveling cyclists planning to ride the Tidewater Potomac Heritage Bicycle Route, the Rock Creek Park Trail system that leads to the C&O Canal Tow Path (BTW, if you don't want to go it alone, there are still a few spaces left on our C&O Canal/GAP tour leaving in about a week), or the Mount Vernon Trail which passes the Ronald Reagan-Washington National Airport -- with bike parking available!
A whole host of area cycling maps are available for purchase and download from Washington Area Bicyclist Association to keep you pedaling from the hostel and around the capital for days.
image courtesy of Hostelling International – Washington, DC
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GEOPOINTS BULLETIN is written by Jennifer 'Jenn' Milyko, an Adventure Cycling cartographer, and appears weekly, highlighting curious facts, figures and persons from Adventure Cycling's Route Network with tips and hints for personal route creation thrown in for good measure.
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