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<hughtwg@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Could someone recommend a commuting route from Herndon to McLean? I'm
> trying to get to the intersection of Chain Bridge and Old Dominion.

I occasionally rode from DC to McLean years ago (late 1990s), so perhaps 
part of the route I took might be of use to you. I approached McLean on the 
W&OD Trail coming out from Washington, but you could ride it in from Herndon 
to the same point and then take a similar route to McLean.

I got off the W&OD Trail right where it crosses I-66 just inside the 
Beltway. On a map, this will be around Virginia Lane and Shreve Road in 
Falls Church. Plug that address in to your favorite mapping service to see 
where it is. From there I took Virginia Lane northwest about a block and 
turned right on Chestnut Hill Avenue. Take Chestnut Hill Avenue about two 
blocks and turn right on Idylwood Road. Go just a few blocks and turn left 
on Idyl Lane, one block then right on Pimmit Drive.

Follow Pimmit Drive across Route 7 and continue to its end in Pimmit Hills. 
Take any one of the streets around the end of Pimmit Drive (see a map) north 
up to Magarity Road. Turn right on Magarity Road and follow it under the 
Dulles Toll Road. After crossing the Dulles Toll Road, follow some 
combination of local streets (see a map) to get you up to Chain Bridge Road 
in the general area of Old Dominion Drive. Make sure to look closely at a 
map, because it appears Magarity Road ends (as Davis Court) and does not 
connect to Westbury Road, but maybe you'll be lucky and there is a 
connection through a parking lot or something.

I've only ridden as far as Magarity Road in Pimmit Hills, so I'm not sure 
about the rest of the route to your destination. Things may have changed, as 
it was the late 1990s when I last rode this route off of the W&OD Trail into 
McLean.

Hope some of this might help.