--- title: Take a Scenic Trek Along the Capital Crescent Trail description: The Capital Crescent Trail offers many points of interest along the way from your new home at The Brownstones at Chevy Chase Lake to the Georgetown waterfront. image: https://townhomes.eya.com/hubfs/Couple_Riding_Bikes.jpg --- [BACK TO EYA.COM     ![EYA](https://townhomes.eya.com/hubfs/assets/legacy/top-logo-eya.png)](https://www.eya.com) [![CCL-logo-white.png](https://townhomes.eya.com/hs-fs/hubfs/CCL/CCL-logo-white.png?width=440&name=CCL-logo-white.png "CCL-logo-white.png")](https://townhomes.eya.com/chevy-chase-lake/) [![ccl-logo-retina-white.png](https://townhomes.eya.com/hs-fs/hubfs/CCL/ccl-logo-retina-white.png?width=355&name=ccl-logo-retina-white.png "ccl-logo-retina-white.png")](https://townhomes.eya.com/chevy-chase-lake/) # NEWS   Jul 8 2016 [![Share on Facebook](https://townhomes.eya.com/hs-fs/hubfs/CCL/ccl_fonts/ccl-fb.png?width=24&name=ccl-fb.png)](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Ftownhomes.eya.com%2Fchevy-chase-lake-news%2Ftake-a-scenic-trek-along-the-capital-crescent-trail%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dfacebook) [![Share on LinkedIn](https://townhomes.eya.com/hs-fs/hubfs/CCL/ccl_fonts/ccl-ln.png?width=24&name=ccl-ln.png)](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https%3A%2F%2Ftownhomes.eya.com%2Fchevy-chase-lake-news%2Ftake-a-scenic-trek-along-the-capital-crescent-trail%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dlinkedin) [![Share on Twitter](https://townhomes.eya.com/hs-fs/hubfs/CCL/ccl_fonts/ccl-tw.png?width=24&name=ccl-tw.png)](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?original_referer=https%3A%2F%2Ftownhomes.eya.com%2Fchevy-chase-lake-news%2Ftake-a-scenic-trek-along-the-capital-crescent-trail%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dtwitter&url=https%3A%2F%2Ftownhomes.eya.com%2Fchevy-chase-lake-news%2Ftake-a-scenic-trek-along-the-capital-crescent-trail%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dtwitter&source=tweetbutton&text=Take%20a%20Scenic%20Trek%20Along%20the%20Capital%20Crescent%20Trail) [![Share on Email](https://townhomes.eya.com/hs-fs/hubfs/CCL/ccl_fonts/ccl-em.png?width=24&name=ccl-em.png)](mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https%3A%2F%2Ftownhomes.eya.com%2Fchevy-chase-lake-news%2Ftake-a-scenic-trek-along-the-capital-crescent-trail%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Demail%20&body=Check%20out%20https%3A%2F%2Ftownhomes.eya.com%2Fchevy-chase-lake-news%2Ftake-a-scenic-trek-along-the-capital-crescent-trail%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Demail) # Take a Scenic Trek Along the Capital Crescent Trail by EYA Homes ![](https://townhomes.eya.com/hubfs/Couple_Riding_Bikes.jpg) The scenic Capital Crescent Trail is just steps from the The Brownstones at Chevy Chase Lake. Wonder what you would pass while enjoying a nice walk, run or bike ride from your new home to Georgetown? Thanks to the [Coalition for the Capital Crescent Trail](http://www.cctrail.org/index.html), here are a few of the highlights along the way: [Mile 3.3](http://www.cctrail.org/map3.htm) – Takes you into downtown Bethesda to enjoy some the area's best shopping and dining. [Mile 5.0](http://www.cctrail.org/map4.htm) – Loughborough Mill, named after John Adam’s Secretary of Treasury, Nathan Loughborough, marks where he built a mill in 1830. The mill was later reportedly destroyed during the Civil War. [Mile 5.5](http://www.cctrail.org/map5.htm) – The last remaining evidence of Fort Sumner, Battery Bailey’s gun emplacements are visible atop the east hill in Westmoreland Hills Park. [Mile 6.7](http://www.cctrail.org/map6.htm) – An original stone district line boundary marker behind a small fence. These stones were used until the land southwest of the river was given back to Virginia from DC. [Mile 8.2](http://www.cctrail.org/map7.htm) – Abner Cloud House, built in 1801 by Abner Cloud, is the oldest standing structure along the C&O Canal. [Mile 10.5](http://www.cctrail.org/map8.htm) – Francis Scott Key Bridge, named after the man who wrote our nation’s Star Spangled Banner, connects Rossyln and Georgetown and pedestrian trails on both sides of the river. [Miles 10.5-11](http://www.cctrail.org/map8.htm) – Your destination! Georgetown Waterfront Park and the Washington Harbour, preserved by the National Park Service, is home to many acclaimed restaurants and adjacent to all the exciting Georgetown shops. Visit our [website](https://townhomes.eya.com/chevy-chase-lake/neighborhood) to learn more about the local amenities just moments from The Brownstones at Chevy Chase Lake. 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