Fort Reno ("Point Reno") - DC Climber's Log
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| joseyinnet | nice sunset  Date Climbed: Dec 23, 2012 | |
| quick foray before heading to my Sister's for Christmas. | |
| Posted Apr 7, 2013 12:18 pm | ||
| Fletch | interesting I guess Date Climbed: Mar 3, 2012 | |
| this is a classic "WTF" moment... | |
| Posted Dec 28, 2012 4:15 pm | ||
| fraxlo | 1st highpoint Date Climbed: Dec 13, 2012 | |
| First high point! Went back a second time when I realized the marker was outside the fence. I recommend going over to Rock Creek once you are done for a nice hike. | |
| Posted Dec 13, 2012 5:00 pm | ||
| Catamount | Extra credit Date Climbed: Oct 19, 2006 | |
| Been to the top of DC twice. Once before there was a summit marker and once after. | |
| Posted Dec 12, 2012 2:22 am | ||
| Chinigo | Family vacation Date Climbed: Jun 2, 2002 | |
| Easy. | |
| Posted Jun 21, 2011 6:07 pm | ||
| cjrandall | While in DC on business | |
| I've climbed a number of county summit in California (where I live) but was here on business, so thought I'd get out and tag another HP. Did it in the middle of the night, so it was a bit of a challenge to find the benchmark, but I did find it eventually. Easy stroll up from the Tenleytown metro stop. | |
| Posted May 12, 2011 5:33 pm | ||
| Jeremy Hakes | Done Date Climbed: May 2, 2010 | |
| Definitely one of the easiest things I've ever done. | |
| Posted May 3, 2010 8:50 am | ||
| cheetah262 | Fort Reno+ Date Climbed: Apr 13, 2009 | |
| My mom and I did the Circulator bus/Red line route,stopping in at the Whole Foods afterwards to replenish ourselves after such a strenuous climb! If you want to add some "city walking" to the trek I recommend what we did---after Whole Foods we walked over to the National Cathedral, which is beautiful and has fantastic gargoyles. Go up the bell tower for a good view on Fort Reno and the rest of DC. From there we headed over to the National Zoo to see the cheetahs and the pandas. Finally, we had a late lunch at the Afghan Grill, down the road from the zoo. From there we walked down to DuPont Circle and caught the metro back to our hotel, The Channel Inn right on the Potomac! | |
| Posted Apr 20, 2009 12:12 pm | ||
| 2skinners | Not really one of my U.S. Highpoints, but I'll take it Date Climbed: Nov 23, 2008 | |
| I have pretty much done all of the highpoints that I am going to do on the East Coast for this year, so I figured this one would just be a bonus of sorts. I drove to the parking lot near the school and walked around the fence and up to the highpoint. Nothing fantastic. Nice crisp Sunday afternoon though, so it was actually quite pleasant. | |
| Posted Nov 23, 2008 1:09 pm | ||
| tioga | Another HP Date Climbed: Sep 11, 2008 | |
| Visited in my work clothes on the way back from a visit to a contractor in Northern Virginia. Took a few wrong turns in trying to get to the area but eventually made it. Spent about 10 minutes total in the park and easily found the natural highpoint. I finally hit this one, since I have made plans for the last 9 months to do it. | |
| Posted Sep 12, 2008 8:11 am | ||
| Redwic | A "Bonus" To A Highpointing Trip!!! Date Climbed: Aug 4, 2008 | |
| After making a big loop, reaching seven State Highpoints during the prior two days, I finished my Mid-Atlantic Loop Trip with a morning visit to a "bonus" HP, Point Reno. Beautiful weather, no shady characters. The closest parking areas were taken up by school staff and construction workers, so I parked along Cumberland, just across the street from the park, and had a pleasant walk up the park's grassy slope to the summit. | |
| Posted Aug 5, 2008 9:51 am | ||
| redmond | Fort Reno Date Climbed: Jul 25, 2008 | |
| Stopped by on my way home from WV. Nice little park, although there were a few sketchy characters hanging around. | ||
| Posted Aug 2, 2008 8:13 pm | ||
| jeffh25 | Fort Reno Date Climbed: Jun 22, 2008 | |
| Get off at the Tenleytown/AU stop on the Red line. Head out of the subway and go North up 40th/Fort.(They run parallel) Go past a "Whole Foods" to Chesapeake. Take a right(East)and look for the gravel road on your left. It runs past a small stage up the hill. You can see the stage on Google Earth. It's obvious where the highpoint is. Walk up to the top and you're there. It takes about 10 minutes round trip. | |
| Posted Jun 26, 2008 6:17 pm | ||
| tigerlilly | Opening Day! Date Climbed: Apr 19, 2008 | |
| I hoofed this grassy slope in my Birkenstocks with husband, 2 kids, and a hundred other kindred spirits to bless this humble spot. Lots of laughter. Sunny & Warm. Guest Speakers.... Historians... Photographers.... Very exciting.... woohooo!!!! Let's here it for DC!!!!!! :-))) | |
| Posted Apr 21, 2008 5:27 pm | ||
| chilkoot | Highpointing by Public Transportation | |
| Sketchy characters were lingering in the schoolyard nearby, so I made a brief visit. There was actually an outfitter shop only a couple of blocks away. A great place to gear up for your climb! | |
| Posted Aug 10, 2007 2:00 am | ||
| rematore | Fort Reno Date Climbed: Aug 10, 2006 | |
| Easy Walk. | |
| Posted Oct 29, 2006 5:46 am | ||
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