What we’re about
Welcome to the DC Urban Walkers! Our events prioritize metro accessibility and urban environments throughout dc and surrounding areas. We typically meet every week for an afterwork walk usually around 5 miles and we have several longer weekend walks per month. The routes can have mixed terrain including sidewalks, gravel, hiking trials, etc. We try to be punctual with our event times so please be respectful to others and show up a few minutes early, because we will leave without you.
If you've enjoyed our walks please consider donating a few bucks to help us keep this group running (meetup is expensive!). Donation Link: https://venmo.com/code?user_id=2158403661070336114
We're always looking for new leaders who can showcase their neighborhood or any cool places they know, so please reach out either at an event or on meetup if you are interested.
Upcoming events (4+)
See all- Rosslyn to Roosevelt Island to Arlington Cemetery ~4.1 mi - Walk 2Rosslyn Metro Station, Arlington , VA
Let's take a walk throughout Roosevelt Island and enjoy some nature!
Please don't RSVP for this walk and the June 3rd walk, as they are the same walk! Please allow others to experience this walk and thank you for understanding!
Route:
- Start at the Rosslyn Metro Station
- Walk north on N. Lynn Street
- Take a right onto the Mt. Vernon Trail
- Walk across the Theodore Roosevelt Island Bridge
- On the Island take a left onto the Swamp Trail, we will follow this trail
around the perimeter of the island - After the swamp, we will take a right and then the first left to get onto the Upland Trail towards the monument
- We will then leave the island and walk southbound on the Mt. Vernon trail
- After the Memorial Bridge, we will take our first right, and follow this new trail to Arlington Cemetery
- Finish at the Arlington Cemetery Metro Station
Millage: 4.1 mi
Start Location: Rosslyn Metro Station https://maps.app.goo.gl/nTFdmZ8Fi7qoqWtr7
End Location: Arlington Cemetery Metro Station
Time: 6PM-8PM
Terrain: This will be mostly flat, on paved or gravel ground and dirt trails on the island.
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We try to be punctual with our event times so please be respectful to others and show up a few minutes early, because we will leave without you. Note, we often limit the RSVPs to keep group sizes manageable. If you are on the waitlist but would really like to join, reach out to the organizer.We're always looking for new leaders who can showcase their neighborhood or any cool places they know, so please reach out either at an event or on meetup if you are interested.
If you've enjoyed our walks please consider donating a few bucks to help us keep this group running (meetup is expensive!). Donation Link
- Embassies of Dupont Walk (Dupont Circle, 4mi)Dupont Circle, Washington, DC
For this walk we're going to do a bit of a scavenger hunt. We are going to visit every embassy in Dupont Circle. If this goes well this will be part 1 in a series of walks to visit every embassy in DC.
Embassies we will visit:- Embassy of Uzbekistan
- Embassy of Chile
- Embassy of Columbia
- Embassy of Trinidad and Tobago
- Embassy of Peru
- Embassy of the Republic of the Philippines
- Embassy of Mauritius
- Embassy of Micronesia
- Embassy of Portugal
- Embassy of Indonesia
- Embassy of India
- Embassy of Jamaica
- Embassy of Argentina
- Embassy of Zimbabwe
- Embassy of Montenegro
- Embassy of Sierra Leone
- Embassy of Georgia
- Embassy of Eritrea
- Embassy of Eswatini
- Embassy of Rwanda
- Embassy of Equatorial Guinea
- Embassy of Angola
- Embassy of the Republic of Congo
- Grenada Embassy
- Embassy of Nicaragua
- Embassy of Belarus
- Embassy of Namibia
- Embassy of Botswana
- Embassy of Mozambique
- Embassy of El Salvador
- Embassy of Australia
- Embassy of the Republic of Serbia
- Embassy of Kazakhstan
Start Location: Dupont Circle (We will meet in the circle by the fountain)
End Location: Dupont Circle
Map: very meandering, see photos.-----
Our events prioritize metro accessibility by meeting and ending at metro stations. Sometimes we start/stop at the same station, sometimes we do not. Please double check the event description for start/end locations to see if you can manage transportation to them.
We try to be punctual with our event times so please be respectful to others and show up a few minutes early, because we will leave without you.
We're always looking for new leaders who can showcase their neighborhood or any cool places they know, so please reach out either at an event or on meetup if you are interested.
If you've enjoyed our walks please consider donating a few bucks to help us keep this group running (meetup is expensive!). Donation Link - Clarendon Walk + Taco Tuesday (Clarendon, 4.5 mi)Clarendon Metro Station, Arlington, VA
This is mostly just an excuse to eat at the taco place by my apartment. We will take a stroll through the neighborhoods surrounding Clarendon and even stop a nice view point in Court House. We will end at Tacos Los Primos for dinner.
Start Location: Clarendon Metro Station
End Location: Clarendon Metro Station
Distance: 4.5mi
Map: Approx. https://maps.app.goo.gl/FZNtDRZHGkpKw2MG6-----
Our events prioritize metro accessibility by meeting and ending at metro stations. Sometimes we start/stop at the same station, sometimes we do not. Please double check the event description for start/end locations to see if you can manage transportation to them.
We try to be punctual with our event times so please be respectful to others and show up a few minutes early, because we will leave without you.
We're always looking for new leaders who can showcase their neighborhood or any cool places they know, so please reach out either at an event or on meetup if you are interested.
If you've enjoyed our walks please consider donating a few bucks to help us keep this group running (meetup is expensive!). Donation Link - King Street – GW Masonic National Memorial - Old Town Walk ~5miKing Street Metro Station, Alexandria, VA
Let's explore Old Town, see the area’s other George Washington monument up close, and other hidden treasures of Old Town!
Route:
- Start at the King Street Metro Station
- Go to the George Washington Masonic Memorial
- Bask in the view of Old Town, head back down the stairs and back to King St Metro
- Follow Prince St till the waterfront
- Go to Wilkes Tunnel
- Go down Wales Alley
- Walk along the river towards Founders Park
- Walk to the Spite House
- Walk to Christ Church Alexandria
- Walk along King Street to the Metro Station
- Finish at the King Street Metro Station
Millage: 5 mi
Start/End Location: King Street Metro Station https://www.plotaroute.com/route/2996383
Time: 6PM-8PM
Terrain: This will be mostly flat, on paved or gravel ground
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We try to be punctual with our event times so please be respectful to others and show up a few minutes early, because we will leave without you. Note, we often limit the RSVPs to keep group sizes manageable. If you are on the waitlist but would really like to join, reach out to the organizer.We're always looking for new leaders who can showcase their neighborhood or any cool places they know, so please reach out either at an event or on meetup if you are interested.
If you've enjoyed our walks please consider donating a few bucks to help us keep this group running (meetup is expensive!). Donation Link
