Rock Creek Park - Peirce Mill and Barn We meet in the parking lot in front of the mill. GPS Coordinates: 38.939751, -77.052459 Physical Address: 3910 Shoemaker Street, NW, Washington DC 20008 Note: This address is for the Embassy of the Republic of Hungary, which is across the street from the parking lot. Driving Directions: From Route 66: Take Route 66 across the Teddy Roosevelt Bridge. Get in the right lane on the bridge, and take the ramp for Independence Avenue. Turn right at the bottom of the ramp (heading towards the Kennedy Center along the river; this is Ohio Drive, but it's not marked as such). After passing the Kennedy Center (under its terrace) and Watergate, continue straight onto Rock Creek Parkway. When the parkway ends (near Connecticut and Calvert), continue north on Beach Drive. You will pass the zoo and Peirce Mill. Continue on Beach Drive to first stop light. Turn left onto Tilden drive, cross the bridge and turn right into the parking lot. Peirce Mill is the stone building to your right. Peirce Barn is the stone building to your left. We meet in the parking lot in front of the mill. From Beltway or Maryland: Via the Beltway or Maryland: Take the Beltway north into Maryland; exit at Connecticut Ave. and proceed southbound toward Chevy Chase. Continue down Connecticut past the University of the District of Columbia. One block past the university turn left onto Tilden Street. Follow Tilden to the bottom of the hill and turn left into the parking lot at Peirce Mill. We meet in the parking lot in front of the mill. From Chain Bridge (VA): At the end of the bridge, turn right onto Canal Road. Make the first left (at the light) onto Arizona Avenue. Proceed on Arizona until you come to Van Ness Street. At Van Ness make a right and follow Van Ness to Connecticut. Make a right onto Connecticut, south bound). Follow to Tilden Street and make a left. Follow Tilden to the bottom of the hill and turn left into the parking lot in front of Peirce Mill. We meet in the parking lot in front of the mill. From Dupont Circle: Proceed Northeast on New Hampshire Avenue for approximately half a mile when it will intersect 16th Street. Head north on 16th Street, towards the Maryland border. At the headquarters for the DC Department of Recreation and Parks follow the signs to Park Road (you will make a left exist of off 16th Street and then a right onto Park Road). Follow Park road to Beach Drive (you will have to bear to the right at the stop light at Klingle Road). Cross Beach Drive and turn right into the first parking lot. Located on Tilden Street Washington DC 20015 Phone: 202.282.0927. We meet in the parking lot in front of the mill. Public Transportation: The nearest metro is Van Ness. Please check for times to make sure you can get to the hike in time if coming via Metro. Van Ness is Located on Tilden Street Washington DC 20015 Phone: 202.282.0927. We meet in the parking lot in front of the mill. NOTE: Please remember to take the leader(s) number(s) with you but please respect the fact that we are all volunteers and there is often no cell coverage at trailheads and varies according to service provider. If you call very close to hike time, please understand that we are very busy with pre-hike preparations for ourselves in addition to group sign in, pre-hike briefing, and then leading the hike. It is also very difficult to provide instructions to someone while following them too, hence providing very detailed directions on this separate page. Leaders are advised to not answer phones once a hike is started so we don't miss a turn on the trail due to the distraction of a call. Thank you for your understanding and see you there!

 

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