Last updated: July 4, 2025
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Capital Crescent Trail terminus
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The Capital Crescent Trail (CCT) follows an abandoned railroad right-of-way and extends from Georgetown, DC, to Bethesda, MD. The C&O Canal NHP manages and maintains the 3.7 miles of the trail in the District of Columbia. The Maryland section of the CCT is managed and maintained by Montgomery County, MD.
Suitable for walkers, joggers, bikers, and rollerbladers, the CCT is one of the most heavily trafficked rail trails in the United States
The alignment of the trail is situated within the bed of the former Georgetown Branch of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, which operated from 1910 until 1985. The NPS acquired the right-of-way to the lower 3.7 miles in the 1990s and subsequently constructed the paved, shared-use trail as it currently exists in 1994.
The Capital Crescent Trail terminus in Georgetown is located at the end of Water St NW, Washington, DC 20007.