[SkateDC] Saturday (7/18/09) West Embassy Loop Skate Route

[George Marinkovich]

West Embassy Loop: 54 Countries from Bosnia and Herzegovina to Liechtenstein (12.6 miles)

Leaves from the White House Saturday (7/18/09) at 9 AM.


Neighborhoods Visited:
Foggy Bottom, Georgetown, Colony Hill, Wesley Heights, Woodley Park, Kalorama, Embassy Row, and Downtown.

Notable Ascents:  
Georgetown (Waterfront to Reservoir Rd), 49th St-45th St.

Notable Descents:  
New Mexico Ave, Woodland Dr, and Kalorama Circle-Belmont Rd.

Route Map:
http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=3011821

White House
W on Pennsylvania Ave
L 17th St
R New York Ave
Becomes E St
    2109 E St (Bosnia and Herzegovina)    

R Virginia Ave
L 25th St
R F St
R New Hampshire Ave
    601 New Hampshire Ave (Saudi Arabia)

L Virginia Ave
    2600 Virginia Ave (Libya)
    2600 Virginia Ave (Yemen)

X Rock Creek Parkway
X C&O Canal
R 30th St
    2900 K St (Sweden)
    1099 30th St (Venezuela)

L C&O Canal Towpath
L 31st St
R South St
R Wisconsin Ave
    1024 Wisconsin Ave (Thailand)

L Gracie St
At intersection with Potomac St R toward canal
X Canal on 33rd St Bridge
L Cadys Alley
R 34th St
    3350 M St (Ukraine)

L Prospect St
Through Georgetown University to Reservoir Rd
L Reservoir Rd
    4101 Reservoir Rd (France)
    4645 Reservoir Rd (Germany)

Becomes MacArthur Blvd
R V St 
L 49th St
R Garfield St
L 45th St
R Macomb St
R New Mexico Ave
    3216 New Mexico Ave (Antigua and Barbuda)
    3216 New Mexico Ave (Dominica)
    3216 New Mexico Ave (Saint Lucia)
    3216 New Mexico Ave (Saint Kitts and Nevis)
    3216 New Mexico Ave (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)

L Cathedral Ave
R 38th St
L Garfield St
    3330 Garfield St (Belgium)

R Woodland Dr
After crossing intersection with 30th take left fork on 29th St
R McGill Terrace
    2862 McGill Terrace (Panama)

L 28th St
    2460 28th St (Lebanon)

R Calvert St
R Connecticut Ave
R Kalorama Rd 
    2118 Kalorama Rd (Algeria)
    2124 Kalorama Rd (Benin)
    2134 Kalorama Rd (Serbia)

L 23rd St.
    2215 Wyoming Ave (Syria)

R Wyoming Ave
R 24th St
    2341 Wyoming Ave (Afghanistan)

Counter-clockwise around Kalorama Circle
Becomes Belmont Rd
    2535 Belmont Rd (Oman)

L Tracy Pl
    2490 Tracy Pl (Guyana)

R 24th St
R California St
    2410 California St (Slovenia)

Backtrack to 24th St
R 24th St
L S St
    2300 S St (Myanmar)
    2222 S St (Laos)
    2114 S St (Costa Rica)
    2101 S St (Moldova)
    2100 S St (Albania)

R Florida Ave
R R St
    2130 R St (Mali)
    2139 R St (Tanzania)
    1621 22nd St (Bulgaria)
    1618 22nd St (Central African Republic)
    2204 R St (Niger)
    2211 R St (Cyprus)
    2220 R St (Guatemala)
    2225 R St (Armenia)
    2249 R St (Kenya)

Clockwise around Sheridan Circle
    2306 Massachusetts Ave (Latvia)
    1607 23rd St (Romania)

R Massachusetts Ave
    2234 Massachusetts Ave (Ireland)
    2220 Massachusetts Ave (Bahamas)
    2221 Massachusetts Ave (Greece)
    2210 Massachusetts Ave (Sudan)
    2209 Massachusetts Ave (Georgia)
    2208 Massachusetts Ave (Togo)
    2207 Massachusetts Ave (Turkmenistan)
    2200 Massachusetts Ave (Luxembourg)
    2131 Massachusetts Ave (Estonia)
    2020 Massachusetts Ave (Indonesia)
    2012 Massachusetts Ave (Portugal)

Clockwise around Dupont Circle
R Connecticut Ave
Becomes 17th St
    888 17th St (Liechtenstein)

L Pennsylvania Ave
Return to White House