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 3.5 (2)
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  2. VA
  3. …Northern Virginia
  4. …Reston
  5. Lake Fairfax Park
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“This is a rocky and rooty trail. ”

Zain Mirza
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0.6

Miles

0.9

KM

Point to Point

341' 104 m

High

276' 84 m

Low

5' 2 m

Up

69' 21 m

Down

2%

Avg Grade (1°)

5%

Max Grade (3°)

Dogs Unknown

Description

The trail starts by branching off to the right after passing the soccer fields, immediately into rock drops/rolls and multiple switchbacks.

Later, two more switchbacks are encountered, the second of which has a tree at the exit, so proceed with caution. The trail ends with an optional drop followed by a creek crossing.

Contacts

Land Manager: Fairfax County, VA - Park Authority

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Zain Mirza
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Trail Ratings

  3.5 from 2 votes

#4

in Lake Fairfax Park

#27371

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  3.5 from 2 votes
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Trail Rankings

#4

in Lake Fairfax Park

#710

in Virginia

#27,371

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Looking Up Rails to River Trail Past the Soccer Fields
Dec 4, 2018 near Reston, VA
Looking back up the hill
Dec 4, 2018 near Reston, VA
Nicely built berm.
Dec 4, 2018 near Reston, VA
Rocky creek creek crossing
Dec 4, 2018 near Reston, VA
Another view of the rocky creek crossing, you can see a drop on the left (wood)
Dec 4, 2018 near Reston, VA

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