donmccurdy t1_ir3mbay wrote on October 5, 2022 at 2:10 AM

If you're not confident about doing the trip both ways, a good compromise would be a one-way Amtrak ticket, 4pm Friday from DC to Harper's Ferry ($14 ticket + $20 bike pass). Spend Friday night and Saturday in Harper's Ferry hotels or hiker/biker camping, then ride back to DC on Sunday. A 60mi ride but it's completely flat and slightly downhill.

Birdytaps t1_ir4pq60 wrote on October 5, 2022 at 9:47 AM

Asterisk for the unaware: the Penn line runs on weekends but the Brunswick line doesn’t, so this trip couldn’t be done in reverse unless planning to use Amtrak instead (can’t bike to HF on Friday and then plan to Marc back)

No-Lunch4249 t1_ir3qdnx wrote on October 5, 2022 at 2:43 AM

Does the MARC Brunswick line allow bikes? I know Penn line does. Would beat the Amtrak in price if not time since you could skip the $20 pass.

Adept-Pension-1312 t1_ir46xjp wrote on October 5, 2022 at 5:24 AM

Yes

Macrophage87 t1_ir4hmwb wrote on October 5, 2022 at 7:46 AM

And it would be $12 each way with the bike being free.

brickvanexel t1_ir5jytf wrote on October 5, 2022 at 2:29 PM

I think they charge like $9 for a bike but still reasonable

Macrophage87 t1_ir5kbei wrote on October 5, 2022 at 2:32 PM

It's free on the MARC. At least the Brunswick line, unless they changed it.

brickvanexel t1_ir6lrn9 wrote on October 5, 2022 at 6:35 PM

Just recalling seeing something about it when I rode last week, first time though so I may have misread

Macrophage87 t1_ir7131l wrote on October 5, 2022 at 8:12 PM

Still no additional cost:
https://www.mta.maryland.gov/bike

Favorite way to take a weekend trip out of DC without a car?

hms_poopsock t1_ir3gzww wrote on October 5, 2022 at 1:28 AM