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==Access== ===Public transportation=== The [[Fairfax Connector#Routes|Fairfax Connector Routes]] 101, 151 and 152 buses travel daily between the Mount Vernon estate and the [[Huntington station (Washington Metro)|Huntington station]] on [[Washington Metro]]'s [[Yellow Line (Washington Metro)|Yellow Line]].<ref>Multiple sources: * {{cite web|url=https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/connector/sites/connector/files/assets/documents/pdf/routes/101.pdf|title=Route 101 (Fort Hunt β Mt. Vernon) bus map and schedule|work=[[Fairfax Connector]]|date=December 19, 2015|publisher=Government of [[Fairfax County, Virginia]]|access-date=June 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210614050238/https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/connector/sites/connector/files/assets/documents/pdf/routes/101.pdf|archive-date=June 14, 2021|url-status=live}} * {{cite web|url=https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/connector/sites/connector/files/assets/documents/pdf/routes/151-159.pdf|title=Routes 151 & 159 (Engleside β Mt. Vernon) bus map and schedule|work=[[Fairfax Connector]]|date=December 19, 2015|publisher=Government of [[Fairfax County, Virginia]]|access-date=June 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210614051155/https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/connector/sites/connector/files/assets/documents/pdf/routes/151-159.pdf|archive-date=June 14, 2021|url-status=live}} * {{cite web|url=https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/connector/sites/connector/files/assets/documents/pdf/route%20pdfs/route_152_121915_web.pdf|title=Route 152 (Groveton β Mt. Vernon) bus map and schedule|work=[[Fairfax Connector]]|date=December 19, 2015|publisher=Government of [[Fairfax County, Virginia]]|access-date=June 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191205212200/https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/connector/sites/connector/files/assets/documents/pdf/route%20pdfs/route_152_121915_web.pdf|archive-date=December 5, 2019|url-status=live}} * {{cite web|url=https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/connector/sites/connector/files/assets/documents/pdf/ffx_systemmap_web.pdf|title=Fairfax County Transit Network|format=map|work=[[Fairfax Connector]]|date=January 2021|publisher=Government of [[Fairfax County, Virginia]]|access-date=June 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210310232013/https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/connector/sites/connector/files/assets/documents/pdf/ffx_systemmap_web.pdf|archive-date=March 10, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> The Route 11C [[Metrobus (Washington, D.C.)|Metrobus]] travels between the estate and the [[Braddock Road station]] on Metro's [[Blue Line (Washington Metro)|Blue]] and Yellow Lines during weekday peak hours.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wmata.com/schedules/timetables/upload/11C_210606.pdf|title=11C Mount Vernon Line bus map and schedule|date=June 6, 2021|publisher=[[Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority]]|access-date=June 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210606015416/https://www.wmata.com/schedules/timetables/upload/11C_210606.pdf|archive-date=June 6, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> ===Cycling, running, and walking=== The {{convert|17|mi|km|0|adj=on}}-long [[Mount Vernon Trail]] travels along the [[George Washington Memorial Parkway]] and the [[Potomac River]] between the Mount Vernon estate and [[Rosslyn, Virginia|Rosslyn]] in [[Arlington County, Virginia]], where it connects to the [[Custis Trail]].<ref name=trail>{{cite web|url=https://www.nps.gov/gwmp/planyourvisit/upload/Mt-Vernon-Trail-map-508.pdf|title=Exploring the Mount Vernon Trail|format=map|location=Washington, D.C.|publisher=[[National Park Service]]|access-date=June 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210425222500/https://www.nps.gov/gwmp/planyourvisit/upload/Mt-Vernon-Trail-map-508.pdf|archive-date=April 25, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Arlington Bike Map">{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200106005328/http://www.bikearlington.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/bikearlington-bike-map_2019_FINAL-lo-res-1.pdf|archive-date=January 6, 2020|url-status=live|url=http://www.bikearlington.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/bikearlington-bike-map_2019_FINAL-lo-res-1.pdf|title=Arlington County Bike Map: 2019|work=BikeArlington|publisher=Arlington County government|date=May 2019|access-date=January 6, 2020}}</ref> The [[shared-use path]] is a part of the [[Potomac Heritage Trail]], the [[East Coast Greenway]] and [[U.S. Bicycle Route 1]]. The Mount Vernon Trail connects to shared-use paths that travel on the [[Key Bridge (Washington, D.C.)|Francis Scott Key Bridge]], the [[Theodore Roosevelt Bridge]], the [[Arlington Memorial Bridge]] and the [[14th Street bridges#George Mason Memorial Bridge|George Mason Memorial Bridge]] (one of the [[14th Street bridges]]).<ref name="Arlington Bike Map"/><ref name="DC Bike Map">{{cite web|url=https://ddot.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/ddot/page_content/attachments/BikeMap_2020_Back.pdf|title=Washington, D.C. and vicinity bike map|location=Washington, D.C.|publisher=[[District Department of Transportation]], [[Government of the District of Columbia]]|access-date=June 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210502063705/https://ddot.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/ddot/page_content/attachments/BikeMap_2020_Back.pdf|archive-date=May 2, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> The bridges cross the river into Washington, D.C., where their shared-use paths connect to the [[Rock Creek Trails#Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway Trail|Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway Trail]], the [[Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park#Towpath|Chesapeake and Ohio Canal towpath]] and the [[Capital Crescent Trail]].<ref name="Arlington Bike Map"/><ref name="DC Bike Map"/>
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