Best Bike Routes and Riding Rules in Navy Yard, DC

For Navy Yard bike routes, start with Anacostia Riverwalk Trail, Metropolitan Branch Trail, and Virginia Avenue SE Bike Lane. This guide highlights named corridors with route profiles, map links, and e-bike class notes in the route cards.

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Where to Ride E-Bikes in Navy Yard, District of Columbia (Routes & Maps)

Anacostia Riverwalk Trail

8.0 mi · +120 ft

Anacostia Riverwalk Trail gives Navy Yard riders a shared-use bicycle route with a route profile of 8.0 mi and +120 ft of climbing. District rules treat electric bicycles separately from faster motor-driven devices; this guide writes the route for Class 1 and Class 2 speed behavior, not Class 3 riding.

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Metropolitan Branch Trail

4.0 mi · +120 ft

Metropolitan Branch Trail gives Navy Yard riders a shared-use bicycle route with a route profile of 4.0 mi and +120 ft of climbing. District rules treat electric bicycles separately from faster motor-driven devices; this guide writes the route for Class 1 and Class 2 speed behavior, not Class 3 riding.

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Virginia Avenue SE Bike Lane

1.6 mi · +40 ft

Virginia Avenue SE Bike Lane gives Navy Yard riders a street-and-bike-lane corridor with a route profile of 1.6 mi and +40 ft of climbing. District rules treat electric bicycles separately from faster motor-driven devices; this guide writes the route for Class 1 and Class 2 speed behavior, not Class 3 riding.

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Yards Park Riverwalk

1.1 mi · +20 ft

Yards Park Riverwalk gives Navy Yard riders a shared-use bicycle route with a route profile of 1.1 mi and +20 ft of climbing. District rules treat electric bicycles separately from faster motor-driven devices; this guide writes the route for Class 1 and Class 2 speed behavior, not Class 3 riding.

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11th Street Bridge Route

1.4 mi · +50 ft

11th Street Bridge Route gives Navy Yard riders a street-and-bike-lane corridor with a route profile of 1.4 mi and +50 ft of climbing. District rules treat electric bicycles separately from faster motor-driven devices; this guide writes the route for Class 1 and Class 2 speed behavior, not Class 3 riding.

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M Street SE Protected Bike Lane

3.9 mi · +120 ft

M Street SE Protected Bike Lane gives Navy Yard riders a street-and-bike-lane corridor with a route profile of 3.9 mi and +120 ft of climbing. District rules treat electric bicycles separately from faster motor-driven devices; this guide writes the route for Class 1 and Class 2 speed behavior, not Class 3 riding.

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4th Street SE Bike Lane

3.1 mi · +140 ft

4th Street SE Bike Lane gives Navy Yard riders a street-and-bike-lane corridor with a route profile of 3.1 mi and +140 ft of climbing. District rules treat electric bicycles separately from faster motor-driven devices; this guide writes the route for Class 1 and Class 2 speed behavior, not Class 3 riding.

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Service & Maintenance

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