The Anacostia River (or Riverwalk) Trail in Washington, DC and Maryland is, for most of the people of the DMV (District-Maryland-Virginia), a hidden gem. That’s largely because Anacostia’s reputation since the 1980’s heyday of DC’s former mayor, Marion “The Bitch Set Me Up” Barry, has been based on its murder and crime rates rather than on its parklands. But we read about this trail a few years ago and have been fans and frequent riders on it ever since (although, for this post, we’ll pretend that we just discovered it!)
Starting at Nats Park (home of the 2020 World Champion Washington Nationals), we crossed the South Capitol Street bridge via a single-lane sidewalk with high railings on both sides. Hopefully, this will one day be replaced by the long-awaited Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge whose high white arches can be seen for miles.
