Discovering a New Trail: Ride to Del Ray

Bill Cook and I took an afternoon ride today, Wednesday,  to the funky, artsy community of Del Ray. Del Ray is just west of Old Town Alexandria. We had a great little lunch at a very cool little restaurant called the Caboose Cafe, on the corner of East Uhler  and Mount Vernon Avenues in Del Ray. Quiches, soups, sandwiches, good coffee, and surprisingly, a complete menu of Ethiopian dishes.

Caboose Cafe, Mount Vernon Avenue, Del Ray

The new route was off the well-known Four Mile Run Trail approaching Mount Vernon Avenue in Alexandria. There is a strip mall with a Giant Food and a Gold's Gym to the left on S. Glebe Road as you travel south on the trail. Instead of staying on that trail to go south, we got off the trail at S. Lang street to the left, crossed Mount Vernon and turned right to pick up the "Four Mile Run PARK Trail" again, to the left. I had not previously heard of this trail. It runs for not quite a mile through ball fields and woods and takes you to Commonwealth Avenue, a lightly travelled tree-lined street with a clearly-marked bike lane. Left at the Library on Uhler Street leads straight to the Caboose Cafe.

Commonwealth Avenue, Alexandria, VA (photo courtesy Google Maps)

If you're interested in more details about this route, email me or give me a call.

Happy biking!

Larry