Thursday, September 19, 2013
Walking tour of Tysons on Saturday
Tysons is a large place and bicycling is one option for traveling to and from the new Metrorail stations. All of the stations will have bicycle parking and none will have permanent auto parking.
Registration is required. If you plan to join the tour, you could bike there:
Bicycle routes to Spring Hill Metro station - From the W&OD Trail:
From the west: turn L on Clarks Crossing Rd to L on Beulah Rd. Continue straight at stop sign to Trap Rd. At the next stop sign turn R on Gelding Lane then a quick L on Bois Ave. Follow Bois around to L on Montmorency Dr. Take Montmorency to the very end where there is a paved trail. Take the trail then turn L on the paved road/trail that leads into Tyson. Follow this trail to a gate. Go around the gate to Northern Neck Dr. Turn R on Ashgrove House Lane and continue on Ashgrove Lane to R on Sheraton Tysons Blvd to L on Westwood Center Dr. Turn R on the Route 7 sidewalk to the station.
From the south & east: In Vienna turn R on Church St and go 2 blocks to L on Park St then R on Ayr Hill Ave. Continue to the end and L on East St, R on Creek Crossing Rd, R on Fairway Dr. Continue to L on Old Courthouse Rd, R on Pine Valley Dr, then L on Higdon Dr. Continue to Palm Springs Dr to the end where you will see a paved trail on the left leading to a R on the paved trail/road that leads into Tyson. Follow this trail to a gate. Go around the gate to Northern Neck Dr. Turn R on Ashgrove House Lane and continue on Ashgrove Lane to R on Sheraton Tysons Blvd to L on Westwood Center Dr. Turn R on the Route 7 sidewalk to the station.
From the north: There are few good routes from the McLean area and points north. You could use Old Dominion Dr to Old Cedar Rd. Toward the end of the road there is a paved trail into Bull Neck Stream Valley Park. Follow the trail to Spring Hill Rec Center and L on Spring Hill Rd. Continue under the Toll Road to R on Spring Hill Rd. Continue across Route 7 to the station.
Labels: coalition for smarter growth, spring hill metro station, Tysons
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