Blue Loop

Blue Loop: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this trek: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Blue Loop

Season: October to February.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Blue Loop — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.76384, -76.71421. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Blue Loop

• Jug Bay Natural Area · sanctuary · Prince George's · ~1 km · Must-see
• Merkle Natural Resources Management Area and Visitor Center · sanctuary · Prince George's · ~4 km · Must-see
• Rosaryville State Park · sanctuary · Prince George's · ~11 km · Must-see
• Cheltenham Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · District of Columbia · ~12 km · Must-see
• Saint Pauls Church · church · Prince George's · ~16 km · Must-see
• Belt Woods Natural Environment Area · sanctuary · Prince George's · ~20 km · Must-see
• Cedarville State Forest · sanctuary · Charles · ~21 km · Must-see
• Bowen Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Prince George's · ~22 km · Must-see
• National Capital Radio & Television Museum · museum · Prince George's · ~23 km · Must-see
• Smithsonian Environmental Research Center · sanctuary · Anne Arundel · ~24 km · Must-see
• Saint Marys Episcopal Church · church · Prince George's · ~25 km · Must-see
• Captain Salem Avery House Museum · museum · Anne Arundel · ~25 km · Must-see
• Foxhill Park · park · Prince George's · ~28 km · Must-see
• Capitol View Plaza · sanctuary · District of Columbia · ~28 km · Must-see
• Saint Ignatius Church · church · Prince George's · ~28 km · Must-see
• Benning Park Recreation Center · park · District of Columbia · ~28 km · Must-see
• Belair Stable Museum · museum · Prince George's · ~28 km · Must-see
• Fort Davis Park · fort · District of Columbia · ~29 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Blue Loop

Other treks near Blue Loop

• Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail (super) · trek · Fairfax · ~62 km · Must-see
• Trolley Line #9 Trail · trek · Baltimore · ~71 km · Must-see
• Muddy Branch Greenway Trail · trek · Montgomery · ~74 km · Must-see
• Bull Run Occoquan Trail · trek · Fairfax · ~75 km · Must-see
• Seneca Creek Greenway · trek · Montgomery · ~81 km · Must-see
• Ma and Pa Trail · trek · Harford · ~113 km · Must-see
• Torrey C. Brown Rail Trail · trek · Baltimore · ~118 km · Must-see
• Catoctin National Recreation Trail · trek · Frederick · ~138 km · Must-see
• The Extra Mile · trek · District of Columbia · ~39 km
• Four Mile Run Trail · trek · Arlington · ~44 km

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