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From the South station exit, head left out of the elevator.
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Left
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Turn left onto Largo Drive West (the far sidewalk works too)
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Right
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Turn right onto North Harry S Truman Drive. I take the sidewalk.
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2.0
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Right
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Turn right onto Birdie Lane
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2.6
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0.2
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Left
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Turn left onto Northern Lights Drive
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0.2
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Right
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Turn right onto White House Road (I take the sidewalk.
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0.4
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Left
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Turn left onto Sansbury Road
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3.4
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1.3
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←
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Left
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Turn slight left onto D'Arcy Road
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4.6
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0.5
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Left
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D'Arcy Rd turns slightly left and becomes Rock Spg Dr
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5.1
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0.5
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Right
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Slight right onto Rock Spring Dr
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5.6
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0.3
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↑
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Straight
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At the traffic circle, take the 1st exit onto Central Park Dr
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6.0
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0.6
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Left
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Turn left onto Presidential Pkwy
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6.5
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0.3
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Right
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Turn right onto Machinists Pl
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6.8
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0.1
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←
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Left
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Turn left onto Pennsylvania Ave Access Rd
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7.0
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0.3
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↑
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Straight
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Continue onto Pennsylvania Service Dr
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7.2
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0.8
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↑
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Straight
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At the traffic circle, take the 1st exit onto Woodyard Rd
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8.1
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0.5
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Right
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Turn right onto Melwood Rd
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8.6
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0.1
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↑
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Straight
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Continue onto Woodyard Rd
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8.7
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0.4
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Left
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Turn left onto Marlboro Pike
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9.0
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0.5
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↑
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Straight
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Continue onto S Osborne Rd
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9.5
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0.4
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Left
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Turn left onto Farm Rd
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9.9
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0.1
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Right
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Slight right to stay on Farm Rd
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10.0
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0.1
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←
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Left
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Ignore the "Private Road" signs.
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10.1
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1.8
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←
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Left
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The road is a little ambiguous. Bear left.
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11.9
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0.4
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Left
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Slight left onto Old Crain Hwy
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12.3
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0.7
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→
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Right
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Turn right onto Croom Station Rd
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13.0
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2.5
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←
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Left
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Turn left onto MD-382 S/Croom Rd
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15.5
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0.8
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←
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Left
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Turn left onto Mt Calvert Rd
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16.4
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0.2
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←
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Left
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Turn left onto Mt Calvert Rd
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16.5
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2.3
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Right
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Turn right onto McClure Rd, or go straight and scope out the Mt Calvert Manor. It's pretty. There's a nice picnic table overlooking Jug Bay.
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0.3
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Straight
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Ignore the "Private Road" signs
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0.2
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Straight
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Gate might be closed, just go around it.
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19.3
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0.2
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←
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Left
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Turn left onto Park Access Road
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19.5
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0.9
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←
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Left
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Turn Left onto the Red Trail. It's pretty tidy doubletrack. You can skip the offroad part by continuing straight and turning left on Croom Airport Road.
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20.4
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0.3
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↑
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Straight
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Straight to stay on the Red Trail
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20.7
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0.5
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↑
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Danger
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Steep and leaf covered descent.
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21.2
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0.3
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←
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Left
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Left onto Croom Airport Road
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21.5
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0.6
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→
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Right
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Turn right onto Critical Area Driving Tour and keep following CADT signs.
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22.1
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1.7
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↑
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Generic
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The observation tower is worth checking out. The path is rideable, it's a hundred yards or so.
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23.9
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2.3
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↑
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Straight
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Continue onto the paved road.
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26.1
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0.1
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←
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Left
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Left around the loop to get to the Visitors Center.
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26.3
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0.6
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↑
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Straight
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Follow signs to the exit.
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26.9
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0.7
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→
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Right
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Turn right onto Fenno Road
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27.6
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0.7
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↑
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Straight
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Continue onto Saint Thomas Church Road
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28.3
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2.2
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→
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Right
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Turn right onto Croom Road, MD 382
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30.5
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4.0
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↑
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Straight
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Cross 302 and head left across the parking lot to get to Osborne Rd
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34.5
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0.3
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→
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Right
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Turn right onto S Osborne Rd
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34.8
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2.2
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↑
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Straight
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Continue onto Marlboro Pike
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37.0
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0.5
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→
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Right
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Turn right onto Woodyard Rd
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37.5
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0.4
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↑
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Straight
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Continue onto Melwood Rd
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37.9
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0.1
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←
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Left
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Turn left onto Woodyard Rd
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38.0
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0.5
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↑
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Straight
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At the traffic circle, take the 2nd exit onto Pennsylvania Service Dr
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38.4
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0.9
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↑
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Straight
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Continue onto Pennsylvania Ave Access Rd
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39.3
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0.3
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→
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Right
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Turn right onto Machinists Pl
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39.6
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0.2
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↑
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Straight
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Continue onto Presidential Pkwy
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39.8
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0.2
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→
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Right
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Turn right onto Central Park Dr
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40.0
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0.6
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↑
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Straight
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At the traffic circle, take the 2nd exit onto Rock Spring Dr
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40.6
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0.4
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↑
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Straight
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Continue onto Rock Spg Dr
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41.0
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0.4
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→
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Right
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Rock Spg Dr turns slightly right and becomes D'Arcy Rd
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41.4
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0.5
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→
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Right
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Slight right onto Sansbury Rd
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41.9
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1.2
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↑
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Straight
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Cross Ritchie Marlboro Rd and turn left on the far sidewalk.
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43.2
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0.4
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←
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Left
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Left onto Northern Lights Dr
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43.6
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0.2
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→
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Right
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Turn right onto Birdie Lane
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43.8
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0.2
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←
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Left
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Turn left onto Harry S Truman Drive. I stick with the near sidewalk
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43.9
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1.9
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↑
|
Straight
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Continue onto North Harry S Truman Drive
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45.9
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0.1
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↑
|
Straight
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Don't turn onto Largo, just head straight on Truman and it'll get you back to where you started.
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46.0
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0.4
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→
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Right
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Turn right into the Metro parking lot.
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46.4
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