The continuous 20 mile system will provide scenic travel for pedestrians & bicyclists along a 10-12 foot wide trail which stretched from the river to the Fish Market, Nationals Park, Historic Anacostia, Buzzard Point, RFK Stadium, Kenilworth Gardens, Popular Point, the National Arboretum and several communities between the National Mall at the Tidal Basin and Bladensburg Marina Park in Maryland.
Two new portions of the trail opened in 2012:
- Maine Avenue
- Two fiberglass decked steel bridges along the Anacostia River, north of the John Philip Sousa Bridge.