John Wilkes Booth's Escape Route
Start: From the Capital Beltway, take exit 7A, Route 5, Branch Ave
South towards Waldorf. Follow Rt. 5 unitl it becomes US 301. When
Rt. 5 Splits off in Waldorf, stay in US 301. Follow US 301 through
LaPlata. Watch for various crab house billboards (not Robertson's),
and turn right on Pope's Creek Rd. Follow Pope's Creek Rd. down to
the river. Roberson's is on the right, the parking lot across the
street, on the left. It's about an hour and 15 minutes from Dupont
Circle.
This also appears in 25 Bicycle Tours in Maryland.
John Wilkes Booth's Escape Route
0.0 Robertson's Crab House. Right on Pope's Creek Road
2.1 Left on Edge Hill Road
3.0 Left on US 301 (TRAFFIC use shoulder)
3.4 Right on Budd's Creek Road (use shoulder)
6.9 Left on Old Sycamore Road
10.1 Left on Trinity Church Road at Church
11.0 Bear Right to stay on Trinity Church
12.7 Cross MD 6: Trinity Church becomes Olivers Shop Rd (store
on right)
At MD 231 bear left to stay on Olivers Shop Rd
19.0 Cross MD 5 TRAFFIC Olivers Shop becomes MD 232
21.9 Bear Left to stay on MD 232 (Bryantown Rd)
23.6 Dr. Mudd's House (TURNAROUND)
25.3 Bear Right to stay on MD 232
28.2 Cross MD 5 TRAFFIC: 232 becomes Olivers Shop Rd
34.5 Cross MD 6: Olivers Shop becomes Trinity Church
36.2 Bear Left to stay on Trinity Church
37.1 Right on Old Sycamore at Church
40.3 Right on Budd's Creek
44.1 Left on US 301
44.5 Right on Edge Hill
45.4 Right on Pope's Creek
47.5 The Potomac (FOOD, INDOOR PLUMBING)