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Round trips that start and end in Washington, DC. Week of Monday, October 5, 2026. AI-generated route suggestions, not trip reports.
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Week of Monday, October 5, 2026. Four round trips from Washington, DC.
AI-generated suggestions, not a rider’s trip report. Hours were not checked beyond what is named below. Routing totals are OSRM on OpenStreetMap, not odometer readings. Forecast checked Monday morning, October 5, 2026 from the National Weather Service via api.weather.gov. LWX gridpoint: daytime highs about 66–80°F; Sunday slight rain chance. Night lows about 43–46°F early week — below 50°F at night.
Shared breakfast for the day rides: 8:00am at Ted’s Bulletin (Capitol Hill), 505 8th Street SE, Washington, DC. Official location page: Sunday–Thursday 7am–10pm; Friday–Saturday 7am–11pm; all-day breakfast. Neighborhood American restaurant — not sourced as a motorcycle club hangout. Jimmy T’s Place is a classic Hill diner but listings show closed Monday–Tuesday.
AI-generated. Concours / peers.
Miles: About 200 miles by OSRM for DC–Frederick–Gettysburg–Harpers Ferry–DC. Not an odometer.
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Breakfast: 8:00am Ted’s Bulletin (shared meet).
Lunch: Gettysburg — confirm open.
Dinner: Back near DC / Capitol Hill — confirm hours.
Side quest: Gettysburg battlefield overlooks (NPS) — history at dusk, not invented ghosts.
AI-generated. GS / GSA / Africa Twin. Skyline-only pavement alternative measured about 186–187 miles.
Miles: About 186–200 depending on Catoctin gravel spurs. Open status not confirmed. Pavement alternative: DC–Thurmont–Gettysburg–Frederick.
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GPX note: OSRM’s car routing between the listed stops does not follow the intended dirt/gravel sections. This GPX stays on OSRM’s road routing and does not trace the dirt. Plan the dirt spurs yourself.
Breakfast: 8:00am Ted’s Bulletin (shared meet).
Lunch: Thurmont or Gettysburg — confirm open.
Dinner: Back near DC — confirm hours.
AI-generated. Pavement.
Miles: About 188 miles by OSRM on OpenStreetMap via Frederick / Sharpsburg / Hagerstown / Chambersburg / Gettysburg, not an odometer.
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Breakfast: 8:00am Ted’s Bulletin optional.
Lunch: Sharpsburg / Gettysburg — confirm open.
Dinner: Harpers Ferry / Bolivar — confirm hours.
Stay: Quality Inn Harpers Ferry, 25 Union St, Harpers Ferry, WV — well-reviewed on Tripadvisor as of Oct 2026 (about 4.0/5 in listings checked). Official: www.qualityinnharpersferry.com · (304) 535-6391. Book and confirm yourself; no rates, availability, or motorcycle parking claimed here.
Side quest: Antietam battlefield (Sharpsburg) — the cornfield overlook is the stop worth the minutes.
Miles: About 201 miles by OSRM on OpenStreetMap via Gettysburg / Hanover / York loop / Frederick / Rockville, not an odometer.
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Breakfast: Hotel breakfast if offered — confirm.
Lunch: Gettysburg — confirm open.
Dinner: Back near DC — confirm hours.
AI-generated. Pavement.
Miles: About 154 miles by OSRM on OpenStreetMap via Leesburg / Winchester / Front Royal / Luray / New Market, not an odometer. Under 200; Skyline entry pads depend on gate status.
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Breakfast: 8:00am Ted’s Bulletin optional.
Lunch: Luray — confirm open.
Dinner: Harrisonburg — confirm hours.
Stay: Harrisonburg hotel you book yourself — verify rating and phone on the property site.
Miles: About 173–248 depending on whether you add Blacksburg / Christiansburg (full loop ~248; trim to ~173–200), not an odometer.
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Breakfast: Harrisonburg — confirm hours.
Lunch: Staunton or Natural Bridge — confirm open.
Dinner: Lexington — confirm hours.
Stay: Lexington hotel you book yourself — verify rating and phone on the property site.
Side quest: Natural Bridge arch — same real stop as the Lynchburg day ride.
Miles: About 200–230 by trimming the Hot Springs / Lewisburg loop (full OSRM measured about 268 — cut White Sulphur or Covington repeats), not an odometer.
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Breakfast: Lexington — confirm hours.
Lunch: Hot Springs — confirm open.
Dinner: Charlottesville — confirm hours.
Stay: Charlottesville hotel you book yourself — verify rating and phone on the property site.
Miles: About 176 miles by OSRM on OpenStreetMap via Staunton / Harrisonburg / Luray / Front Royal / Winchester, not an odometer.
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Breakfast: Charlottesville — confirm hours.
Lunch: Luray — confirm open.
Dinner: Harpers Ferry — confirm hours.
Stay: Quality Inn Harpers Ferry, 25 Union St, Harpers Ferry, WV — well-reviewed on Tripadvisor as of Oct 2026 (about 4.0/5 in listings checked). Official: www.qualityinnharpersferry.com · (304) 535-6391. Book and confirm yourself; no rates, availability, or motorcycle parking claimed here.
Miles: About 170 miles by OSRM on OpenStreetMap via Shepherdstown / Hagerstown / Gettysburg / Chambersburg / Frederick, not an odometer.
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Breakfast: Harpers Ferry — confirm hours.
Lunch: Gettysburg — confirm open.
Dinner: Harpers Ferry — confirm hours.
Stay: Quality Inn Harpers Ferry, 25 Union St, Harpers Ferry, WV — well-reviewed on Tripadvisor as of Oct 2026 (about 4.0/5 in listings checked). Official: www.qualityinnharpersferry.com · (304) 535-6391. Book and confirm yourself; no rates, availability, or motorcycle parking claimed here.
Side quest: Antietam or Gettysburg — pick one battlefield overlook and actually stop.
Miles: About 100–150 with Rockville / Alexandria pad; direct is short. OSRM with Annandale / Alexandria loop measured under 100 without extra suburban thrash — expect under 200 unless you add a C&O / Frederick out-and-back.
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Breakfast: Harpers Ferry — confirm hours.
Lunch: Frederick — confirm open.
Dinner: Back near DC — confirm hours.
Day 6 is honestly short on scenic miles once you are this close to home; do not invent a 200-mile pretend loop through traffic.
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