Arlington VA by Electric Bike HD 1080p
Channel: Blair Stinson
Date: 2022-09-18

From the Clarendon neighborhood of Arlington to Crystal City, this ride takes you past Arlington National Cemetery and the Pentagon. Arlington county has a pretty good bike path system and I want to share how easy my commute is. My commute takes 20 minutes in the morning and 30 minutes in the evening, and I never have to worry about parking or a car payment. For comparison, driving takes 15m not including the time it takes to park.

Southbound route map at 15:00 
Northbound route map at 36:32

These are not my highest recommended routes, but they are the quickest. For a more stress-free ride you can ride to Rosslyn on the Custis trail and take the Mount Vernon Trail to Crystal City instead. This will keep you off roads for almost the entire journey, and take about 45m on an acoustic bike, 30m on an ebike (hills).

On my southbound journey I rode on Washington Boulevard, and I DO NOT recommend that. Even though I was able to go the speed limit on my ebike (30mph), 4-5 cars still ended up passing me, and you will end up on a highway if you miss the last exit onto the bike trail. I don't plan on taking this road again but it was much quicker than the trail through the suburban area which I took going northbound.

Music:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cMywGtieBY