MacArthur Blvd out of Georgetown... you get nice rolling hills!

There is always Hains Point anytime during the day as well... although I hear it's been closed now with the snow...

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I second the MacArthur loop. there's a group ride going on a regular basis if you're interested. check www.dcvelo.com. Make sure you go up the hill at Old Anglers' Inn, go down to Great Falls (MD side), back up, back DOWN to OAI, backtrack about a mile, and then take a left onto Brickyard Rd. There's a great hill workout to be had there.

have you every been out to Sugarloaf? Get yourself a DC cycling map, and you should be good to go. They have them at most bikestores. WABA (wash aread bicyclists' assoc'n) also has a '50 rides in and around Washington' that can be helpful. Potomac Pedalers are also a wealth of information - I know folks who ride w/ them and love it.

Weekends, I like to go out Beach Dr. (mostly closed for cars, cross the East West Hwy, then go up the Mormon Temple Hill, and continue out until the end of Beach Dr. Classic DC ride also.

At the right time (weekdays, mostly, weekends before 10) going up the Capital Crescent trail is a good time.

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river road somewhere by potomac/seneca/gaithersburg by all the huge houses theres a park somewhere to park at.

A popular ride start off River Rd is Riley's Lock. From Riley's, lots a nice rolling hills options to choose from. The C&O canal is there too. It's nice to run on.

greg

Where does that start on River Road? I live deep downtown and am a big fan of Rock Creek and MacArthur, but a little more variety would be very nice...

Rereading bugheads post, I think he is describing Riley's.
It's about nine miles north of Potomac. Take a left at the stop sign at the T. Riley's is about .5 to a mile on the left from the T.

greg