# Toastique to Domestique · Cue Sheet

26.20 miles measured (42,160 m). Traced 2026-09-16 with BRouter on the
`trekking-nosteps` profile, which prefers cycleway and refuses stairs.
Saturday, November 7, 2026. Set off at 7:30 AM.

Start: Toastique, 11990 Inspiration St, Unit 2A, Reston, VA 20190.
Finish: Domestique Wines, 10 Florida Ave NW #301, Washington, DC 20001.

Nothing here is timed. The mile marks are what the trace measures, not
what a watch will say; expect yours to read a little long.

**The line in one sentence:** out of Reston Town Center on the W&OD,
a handoff to the Custis at Bon Air, down the Mount Vernon Trail to
Memorial Bridge, across the river into the Lincoln Memorial, past the
monuments, and north to the wine in Bloomingdale.

83.6% of the route is car-free path. 20.35 of the 26.20 miles are
dedicated cycleway. There are no stairs and no unpaved surface worth
the name (0.07 of a mile, on a park connector outside Reston).

Total ascent 919 ft. High point 453 ft, on the Custis. The day runs
net downhill, because Reston sits well above the Potomac.

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## Leg 1 · Toastique to Vienna · 0.0 to 6.9

| mi | Cue |
|-----|-----|
| 0.0 | Leave Toastique, Reston Town Center |
| 0.6 | Onto the W&OD Trail, bearing east |
| 6.9 | Vienna |

Flat, shaded, and the fastest miles of the day. Resist them.

**Caution, mile 6.9:** the trail crosses Maple Avenue, Route 123, at
grade in Vienna. Traffic does not stop for you. Wait for the signal.

## Leg 2 · Vienna to Falls Church · 6.9 to 12.6

| mi | Cue |
|-----|-----|
| 6.9 | Continue east on the W&OD |
| 12.6 | Falls Church |

Town crossings come regularly through here. Water and coffee are never
far off the trail.

## Leg 3 · Falls Church to Bon Air · 12.6 to 15.0

| mi | Cue |
|-----|-----|
| 12.6 | East on the W&OD |
| 15.0 | Bon Air Park, the W&OD yields to the Custis |

This is the handoff. Watch for it: the W&OD carries on toward
Shirlington, and you do not want it.

## Leg 4 · The Custis · 15.0 to 19.9

| mi | Cue |
|-----|-----|
| 15.0 | Onto the Custis Trail, following I-66 east |
| 19.9 | Rosslyn |

Here are the hills. The Custis rolls hard and turns often, and the
high point of the route sits in this leg. Nearly five miles of it.

## Leg 5 · Rosslyn to Memorial Bridge · 19.9 to 21.0

| mi | Cue |
|-----|-----|
| 19.9 | The Custis ends in Rosslyn |
| 20.2 | South onto the Mount Vernon Trail |
| 21.0 | Memorial Bridge, Virginia side |

**Caution, miles 19.6 to 20.0:** the Custis empties onto North Lynn
Street, and this is the one genuinely awkward stretch of the day.
About six tenths of a mile on real roads with real traffic, through
an intersection cyclists complain about by name. Cross with the
lights. It is the only place on the route where care is required.

## Leg 6 · Memorial Bridge to the Lincoln Memorial · 21.0 to 22.6

| mi | Cue |
|-----|-----|
| 21.0 | Across Memorial Bridge, eastbound |
| 22.6 | The Lincoln Memorial |

The bridge delivers you to the Lincoln Memorial head on. It is the
best view of the day and it arrives at mile twenty-two, which is
either a gift or a cruelty depending on how leg four went.

## Leg 7 · The Memorials · 22.6 to 23.4

| mi | Cue |
|-----|-----|
| 22.6 | East along the Reflecting Pool |
| 23.1 | The World War II Memorial |
| 23.4 | The Washington Monument |

## Leg 8 · The Monument to Domestique · 23.4 to 26.2

| mi | Cue |
|-----|-----|
| 23.4 | North and east, off the Mall |
| 24.3 | Roughly half a mile on downtown streets |
| 26.2 | Domestique Wines, 10 Florida Ave NW. The wine is poured. |

Metro home is the Red Line from NoMa, a short walk from the finish.

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## Shorter distances

Everyone gathers at Toastique. Riders take the Silver Line out to a
personal start and run it in. All measured against the same trace.

| Option | Start | Measured |
|--------|-------|----------|
| The Full | Toastique, Reston Town Center | 26.20 mi |
| The "Half" | East Falls Church station | 12.38 mi |
| The Ten | Ballston-MU station | 9.75 mi |
| The Six | Rosslyn station | 6.32 mi |

## Bail-outs

Metro is never far. Vienna at mile 6.9, Dunn Loring and West Falls
Church off the trail in the middle miles, East Falls Church at 13.8,
Ballston at 16.5, Rosslyn at 19.9. After Rosslyn you are close enough
to walk it in.