Mount Vernon Trail

The Mount Vernon Trail links Theodore Roosevelt Island, a wooded island honoring the vision of the 26th president, with places including Lady Bird Johnson Park, Gravelly Point, Daingerfield Island, the City of Alexandria, Jones Point Park, Belle Haven Park, Dyke Marsh Wildlife Preserve, Fort Hunt Park, Riverside Park, and Mount Vernon Estate and Gardens, George Washington's home on the Potomac River. Along the route are 2.5 miles of trails and a memorial plaza on Theodore Roosevelt Island; the Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove and the Navy and Marine Memorial in Lady Bird Johnson Park; opportunities at Gravelly Point for hiking, biking, boating, and watching planes at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport; sailing, fishing, and field sports at Daingerfield Island; Alexandria, founded in 1749 and noted for 18th- and 19th-century architecture, historic attractions, waterfront parks, and river views along Union Street; the Jones Point Lighthouse, which operated from 1836 to 1925, and a cornerstone marking what was once the southernmost corner of the District of Columbia; picnic areas at Belle Haven Park; a 240 acre wetland and more than 200 bird species at Dyke Marsh Wildlife Preserve; Fort Hunt Park's role in the Spanish American War and World War II; scenic river views at Riverside Park; and the southern end of the trail at Mount Vernon.

Alexandria, Virginia · United States