Local Off-Road Trails

(Rev. 7/13/07)

 

Trail / Park

Location / Minutes from FHS

Description

Location / Directions

Website / Trailmap

Accotink Creek

Fairfax   (0 min)

5 mile flat gravel, dirt & asphalt path going from FHS to the beltway.  EASY

From FHS, turn left on Old Lee Hwy, go 1/4 mile downhill and pickup path under bridge.  Turn right on trail.  

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Cross County Trail

Fairfax     (12 min)

40+ mile trail from Potomac River to Occaquan River.  Gravel, dirt & asphalt, mix of flat & hilly sections.  Watch for trail signs marked CCT.  MODERATE

North on Rt. 123 (Chain Bridge Rd). Go past Jermantown Rd. Left on Miller Rd. Left on Miller Heights Rd.  Trail goes North into woods between Blenheim and Lochinver Lane.  Recommend going right 200 yds down the trail.

http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/cct/cctoverview.htm

W&OD Trail

Vienna    (12 min)

45 mile asphalt bike path from Alexandria to Purcellville.  Sections of rolling dirt/gravel path next to main trail.  EASY/MODERATE

East on Rt. 29, left on Nutley St.  Right on Courthouse Rd.  Cross over Rt. 123 (Maple St.).  Right on Church St.  Left on Mill St.  Park next to Old train.

http://www.wodfriends.org/map1.html

Rocky Run Trail

Fairfax/ Chantilly  (15 min)

4 mile flat gravel / asphalt trail from Fairfax County Pkwy to EC Lawrence Park (Walney Rd.)  EASY

66 East to North Fairfax Cty Pkwy.  Right at 2nd light onto Monument.  Park on side road.  Trail starts on West side of the Parkway directly opposite Monument Dr.

http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/trailmap-rockyrunsv.htm

Burke Lake Park

Burke     (20 min)

4.6 mile rolling gravel trail around Burke Lake.   MODERATE

South on Rt. 123 (Ox Road) past Fairfax County Pkwy.  Left into park.   Left again & park at the miniature golf course / train station.  Pickup trail at bottom of the amphitheatre.

http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/burkelake/

Lake Accotink Park

Annandale

(20 min)

6 mile dirt / gravel path around Lake Accotink.  Rolling hills.  MODERATE

West on Braddock Rd. Go almost to I-495 Beltway.  Left at light into Wakefield Recreation Ctr.  Park at 1st lot on left & run left (South) on bike path to get onto the Lake Accotink Park trail.

http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/accotink/lapmap2.pdf

Bull Run/ Occaquan Trail

Clifton   (25 min)

20+ mile rocky, hilly single track trail from Fountainhead Park to Bull Run Park.  Parking at Kinchloe soccer fields, Bull Run Marina and Rt. 28 bridge over Bull Run).  CHALLENGING

To Kinchloe parking lot, West on Rt. 29, left on Clifton Rd. Go straight thru Clifton, up hill on Kinchloe Rd.  Parking lot on right next to soccer fields.  Go down gravel road on left side of the soccer fields.  Look for Blue hash marks indicating the trail. 

http://www.patc.net/images/bull_run.gif

Manassas Battlefield

Manassas  (25 min)

20+ miles of rolling wood chip trails thru woods and open meadows.  Be prepared to explore since there are many trails.  It will take several visits before you get familiar with all the trails.  MODERATE  

West on I-66.  North on Rt. 234 (Exit 47B) Go thru light.  Right into Visitor Center parking area. 

http://www.nps.gov/mana/

C&O Canal path

Carderock, MD      (25 min)

184 mile flat dirt trail which goes from Georgetown past Harpers Ferry to Cumberland, MD.  Recommend parking at Carderock Park & running upstream towards Great Falls (left on trail).  EASY

North on beltway (I-495) across Potomac River.  Exit on Clara Barton Pkwy.  Bear left at split towards Carderock.  Take 1st exit, left over parkway, bear right into Carderock park.  Look for access trail to gravel canal path.  

http://www.nps.gov/choh/

Mt. Vernon bike path

Crystal City/ Mt. Vernon

(25 min)

18 mile rolling asphalt path from Crystal City to Mt. Vernon.  Beautiful views of Potomac River, DC, & Old Town Alexandria.  EASY

East on I-66. Exit at Spout Run, right on Rt. 29, left on Spout Run Pkwy which turns into GW Pkwy (south).  Stay left at split (heading towards Reagan Nat’l Airport).  Right into Lady Bird Park / Columbia Island.

http://www.bikewashington.org/trails/vernon/vernon.htm

Lake Fairfax Park

Reston (25 min)

8+ miles of wooded hilly dirt trails at back of property.  CHALLENGING 

North Rt. 123 (Chain Bridge Rd.) across I-66. Left on Hunter Mill Rd.  Cross W&OD bike path.  Turn right at Sunrise Valley Dr. to stay on Hunter Mill Rd.  Proceed several miles to T.  Left on Baron Cameron Dr. Left on Lake Fairfax Dr.

http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/lakefairfax/

Great Falls Park

Great Falls 

(25 min)

10+ miles of trails.  From main parking lot, dirt trail going left (up river) is flat EASY and going right (down river) is hilly and in parts quite rocky. CHALLENGING

North on beltway (I-495).  Left (west) on Georgetown Pike.  Go several miles.  Park in dirt parking lot on left side of road or enter Park by turning right at top of hill. 

http://www.nps.gov/grfa/