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Hiking & Nature · Georgetown

Theodore Roosevelt Island

4.7Free

A footbridge from the Virginia side drops you onto an island wilderness preserve with a bronze Teddy at the center. You can walk the whole loop in 45 minutes and see blue herons, maybe a beaver, and zero traffic.

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