About trails in Fairfax County, Virginia

Fairfax County has 391 named trails on the map, covering 728 miles in total, an average of 1.9 miles per trail. That is the 1st largest mapped trail network among 105 counties in Virginia. 369 of them are tagged for hiking and 145 for mountain biking.

The longest single trail is 66 Parallel Trail, at 86.9 miles. 19 trails run 5 miles or longer. Mapped points of interest in the county include 33 trailheads, 23 campsites, 4 waterfalls, and 41 boat launches. The nearest towns to these trails are Buckhall, Lake Ridge, and County Center.

What the trails in Fairfax County are like

By length, 290 are under a mile, 82 run 1 to 5 miles, and 19 are 5 miles or longer. 31 are loops, ending where they start; the longest is High Point Trail, at 8.9 miles.

Of the 182 with a difficulty rating, 108 easy, 45 moderate, and 29 hard. Of the 391 with measured elevation, 66 Parallel Trail climbs the most, about 3,232 ft, and 10 gain 1,000 ft or more.

Explore by activity

391All trails

369Hiking 145Mountain biking

728Total miles

23Campsites

41Boat launches

4Waterfalls

33Trailheads

66 Parallel TrailHikeMTB86.9 mi Fairfax County Parkway TrailHikeMTB63.2 mi Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail (right bank)Hike44.6 mi Fairfax Cross County TrailMTB39.1 mi Gerry Connolly Cross County TrailHike39.0 mi Cross County TrailHikeMTB35.3 mi Bull Run Occoquan TrailHike18.2 mi Bull Run-Occoquan TrailHikeMTB17.8 mi Ox Road SidepathHikeMTB14.6 mi Potomac Heritage TrailHikeMTB12.4 mi Cub Run Stream Valley TrailMTB10.6 mi Wakefield MTB Trail SystemHikeMTB9.1 mi High Point TrailHikeMTB8.9 mi Pimmit Run TrailMTB7.7 mi Black LoopMTB7.6 mi W&OD Bridle TrailHikeMTB7.6 mi Black Loop TrailMTB6.5 mi Woodmarsh TrailHike6.5 mi Blue LoopMTB5.1 mi Eagle Spur TrailHike5.0 mi Turquoise TrailHikeMTB4.6 mi Burke Lake Loop TrailHikeMTB4.6 mi Sugarland Run Stream Valley TrailHike4.6 mi Blue TrailHike4.6 mi Blue Loop TrailMTB4.5 mi Meadow View TrailHike4.3 mi Mine Run TrailHike4.3 mi South Branch LoopHikeMTB4.1 mi McCarthy Loop TrailHike4.1 mi Red TrailHike4.0 mi Rock Run TrailMTB4.0 mi Bootlegger TrailHike3.9 mi bicycleMTB3.7 mi Rocky Run Stream Valley TrailHike3.7 mi Pimmit Run Trail (Upstream)HikeMTB3.5 mi Clarks CrossingHikeMTB3.3 mi Dogue TrailHike3.2 mi Mason Neck BikewayHikeMTB3.1 mi Blue Equestrian TrailHike3.1 mi Braddock Road SidepathHikeMTB2.7 mi Yellow TrailHikeMTB2.5 mi Follow the Hollows TrailHike2.4 mi Rails to River TrailHikeMTB2.3 mi Orange TrailHikeMTB2.3 mi Green TrailHikeMTB2.2 mi River TrailHike2.1 mi Green LoopMTB2.1 mi Green Loop TrailMTB2.1 mi Balmoral TrailHike2.0 mi Red Loop TrailHikeMTB2.0 mi Reston Green TrailHike2.0 mi Bay View TrailHike1.9 mi Powerline TrailHikeMTB1.9 mi Basin TrailHike1.9 mi Thompson Creek Loop TrailHike1.9 mi White TrailHike1.9 mi Parking Lot Connector TrailHike1.9 mi Oak TrailHike1.8 mi CCT ConnectorHikeMTB1.8 mi White LoopHike1.8 mi Apple Orchard LoopHikeMTB1.7 mi Kane's Creek TrailHike1.7 mi Ronald Craven TrailHikeMTB1.7 mi Long Branch TrailHikeMTB1.7 mi Accotink Loop TrailHikeMTB1.6 mi Workhouse TrailHikeMTB1.6 mi Ridge TrailHikeMTB1.6 mi Red Equestrian TrailHike1.6 mi Green Trail, SouthHike1.6 mi Rails to RiverHikeMTB1.5 mi Old Carriage RoadHikeMTB1.5 mi Giles Run Meadow LoopHikeMTB1.5 mi Accotink Creek TrailHike1.5 mi Ferlin's FollyHikeMTB1.4 mi Skunk Cabbage Trail (Blue Trail)HikeMTB1.4 mi Franconia-Springfield Parkway TrailHikeMTB1.4 mi Meadowood ConnectorHike1.4 mi Hike-Bike TrailHikeMTB1.3 mi Riverbend Road Trail1.3 mi Meadowlark Trail ConnectorHikeMTB1.3 mi Reston Blue TrailHike1.3 mi Holmes Run Park TrailHikeMTB1.3 mi Beaver Pond TrailHike1.3 mi Holmes Run TrailHikeMTB1.3 mi Twin Mill LoopHike1.2 mi Pimmit TrailHike1.2 mi Madison's Escape TrailHike1.2 mi Dairy Barn LoopHikeMTB1.2 mi Four Ponds TrailHike1.2 mi Wilson Spring TrailHike1.1 mi Pohick Stream Valley TrailHikeMTB1.1 mi Wood Thrush Loop TrailHike1.1 mi Emergency Access roadHike1.1 mi Belvoir Ruins TrailHike1.1 mi Truro TrailHike1.1 mi Yellow Equestrian TrailHike1.1 mi Valley TrailHike1.1 mi South Van Dorn Street TrailHikeMTB1.0 mi The Franklin GreenHikeMTB1.0 mi Langley Fork TrailHikeMTB1.0 mi Marsh View TrailHike1.0 mi Laurel Ridge TrailHike1.0 mi Pasture LoopHikeMTB1.0 mi Horse "Yellow" TrailHikeMTB1.0 mi North Hill Park PathHike0.9 mi Pimmit Run Trail ExtensionHikeMTB0.9 mi DCWAHikeMTB0.9 mi J. Dickey TrailHike0.9 mi Swamp TrailHike0.9 mi Polecat Branch Bridle TrailHike0.8 mi Bluebell TrailHike0.8 mi Burling Cabin TrailHike0.8 mi Mustang Loop Trail0.8 mi Stubblefield Falls OverlookHike0.8 mi Stubblefield Falls Overlook TrailHike0.8 mi Coach K. Spartian TrailHike0.8 mi CCT to Fox Mill Road ConnectorHike0.8 mi Parkway Loop TrailHike0.8 mi Orange Trail LoopHike0.8 mi Frog Branch TrailHike0.8 mi Difficult Run TrailHikeMTB0.8 mi ApacheHikeMTB0.8 mi Red Cutback TrailHike0.8 mi Dead Run TrailHike0.8 mi Yellow Trail to West Gravel RoadHike0.7 mi Main NorthHikeMTB0.7 mi Black Loop Trail (Lungbuster)MTB0.7 mi Dyke Marsh Wildlife PreserveHike0.7 mi Blue Trail (Alt)Hike0.7 mi Fox Den TrailHike0.7 mi Snakeden Branch South TrailHikeMTB0.7 mi Fairfax City Connector TrailHikeMTB0.7 mi Horseshoe "Red" TrailHike0.7 mi Trillium Hollow TrailHike0.7 mi Kingstowne Lake PathHikeMTB0.7 mi Cedar Run TrailHike0.7 mi South Side TrailHikeMTB0.7 mi USGS Rock Garden WalkHike0.7 mi Joseph V. Gartlan Jr. Great Marsh TrailHike0.7 mi Johnny Moore Creek Bridle TrailHike0.7 mi The Boss TrailMTB0.7 mi Great Marsh TrailHike0.7 mi Bluebell & White TrailHike0.7 mi Nice Downhill TrailHike0.7 mi Nottoway Park Fitness TrailHike0.6 mi UnMaintained Utility TrailHike0.6 mi Wildwood TrailHike0.6 mi White Trail to YellowHike0.6 mi Wagon Trail LaneHikeMTB0.6 mi Power Station LoopHikeMTB0.6 mi Piney Branch TrailHike0.6 mi Creekside PathHike0.6 mi Cedar TrailHike0.6 mi Matildaville TrailHike0.6 mi Heron TrailHike0.6 mi Folkstone Forest Nature TrailHike0.6 mi Union Mills TrailHike0.6 mi Yard SaleMTB0.6 mi Fred Packard TrailHike0.6 mi The Back NineHike0.6 mi Stream Trail to Georgetown PikeHike0.6 mi Chestnut CharlieHikeMTB0.6 mi Snakeden Branch North TrailHike0.6 mi Lanes' Mill TrailHike0.6 mi Grass TrailHikeMTB0.6 mi Slaughterhouse Loop TrailHikeMTB0.6 mi Snakeden Branch TrailHikeMTB0.6 mi Pohick Stream Valley - Burke VRE TrailHikeMTB0.6 mi Miller Road FootpathHike0.6 mi RedHike0.6 mi Woodland TrailHikeMTB0.6 mi CCT TrailHikeMTB0.6 mi Village Loop Trail (White Trail)HikeMTB0.6 mi White RabbitHikeMTB0.6 mi FlowJoeHikeMTB0.6 mi Spring Hill & McLean Hunt Park TrailHike0.6 mi Great Blue Heron TrailHike0.5 mi Rough TrailHikeMTB0.5 mi Buckley "8-Acre" Park Loop TrailHike0.5 mi Clifton Creek TrailHike0.5 mi PowerLineTrailHikeMTB0.5 mi Old Road LoopHikeMTB0.5 mi LRR TrailHike0.5 mi Red & Blue TrailsHike0.5 mi Scott's Run TrailHike0.5 mi Dragonfly Loop TrailHike0.5 mi Rock Garden WalkHike0.5 mi Yellow Trail LoopHike0.5 mi Grass TrackHike0.5 mi Nestlewood TrailHike0.5 mi Roberts Road SidepathHikeMTB0.5 mi Turkey Run LoopHike0.5 mi McCarty ConnectorHike0.5 mi Hunter Mill BypassHikeMTB0.4 mi Whitetail Ridge TrailHike0.4 mi Rocky Run TrailHikeMTB0.4 mi Fraconia TrailHike0.4 mi Chessie’s TrailHike0.4 mi Kingstowne Park TrailHike0.4 mi Swamp Ridge Connector TrailHike0.4 mi Pond TrailHike0.4 mi Lake Fairfax-TrailHikeMTB0.4 mi Colvin Forest ConnectorHikeMTB0.4 mi Walking PathHike0.4 mi Pimmit Run Trail (Downstream)HikeMTB0.4 mi StingerMTB0.4 mi Innovation TrailHike0.4 mi JawbreakerHikeMTB0.4 mi Accotink Cinder TrailHikeMTB0.4 mi Yates Ford "Yellow" TrailHike0.4 mi South Branch SpurHikeMTB0.4 mi Hidden Pond TrailHike0.4 mi Sarah's Pond TrailHike0.4 mi Box Turtle Trail (Pink Trail)HikeMTB0.4 mi Carrleigh Parkway TrailHikeMTB0.4 mi Wetland TrailHike0.4 mi Vesper TrailHikeMTB0.4 mi Duff N Stuff LoopHike0.4 mi Cemetery Loop TrailHike0.4 mi Deer TrailHike0.4 mi Pohick LoopHike0.4 mi Beach TrailHike0.4 mi Grassy TrackHike0.4 mi Pohick Bay Park ConnectorHike0.4 mi Rocky Branch TrailHike0.4 mi Pinecrest LoopHikeMTB0.4 mi Sunrise Valley TrailHike0.4 mi Connector 6Hike0.4 mi Balmoral Creek Side TrailHike0.4 mi Willow Pond TrailHike0.4 mi PipeLineTrailHike0.3 mi Marc Genberg TrailHikeMTB0.3 mi Sleepy Hollow TrailHike0.3 mi Fred Crabtree Park Connector TrailHike0.3 mi Closed Jul24-Oct25-Rocky Branch TrailHike0.3 mi Evans Ford Access TrailHike0.3 mi Old Road TrailHike0.3 mi White Post WalkHike0.3 mi CliffhangerHikeMTB0.3 mi Thompson PathHike0.3 mi Overgrown TrailHike0.3 mi USGS Trek Through TimeHike0.3 mi Upper DeckerHikeMTB0.3 mi Pohick OverlookHike0.3 mi HillsideHikeMTB0.3 mi Popes Head Creek TrailHike0.3 mi Deakyne TrailHike0.3 mi Green Lake TrailHike0.3 mi New ShockabillyMTB0.3 mi CCT Underpass ConnectorHike0.3 mi Piney Run TrailHike0.3 mi Fairfax City Connector PathHikeMTB0.3 mi PowerlineHike0.3 mi Kent GardensHike0.3 mi Clifton TrailHikeMTB0.3 mi Chapel Road Park TrailHike0.3 mi Goodwood Trail (Green Trail)Hike0.3 mi Under Construction Sunmer 2026HikeMTB0.3 mi (rough)Hike0.3 mi Pohick Loop TrailHike0.3 mi Braddock Trail Loop (Yellow Trail)Hike0.3 mi Pumptrack ConnectorHikeMTB0.3 mi Blue Trail RootyHikeMTB0.3 mi Blue Fraser Preserve TrailHike0.3 mi Campground to Pool (White)Hike0.3 mi Hayfield School TrailHikeMTB0.3 mi Virginia Native Tree TrailHike0.3 mi Southfield HOA Connector TrailHike0.3 mi Two-Way Return LoopHikeMTB0.3 mi Southside PathHike0.3 mi Summerfield WoodsHike0.3 mi Connector 5Hike0.3 mi ADA TrailHike0.3 mi Access to fieldsHike0.3 mi N. River Street Pimmit Run Trail ConnnectorHikeMTB0.3 mi Balmoral Greens Connector TrailHike0.3 mi Interpretive TrailHikeMTB0.3 mi old legacy trail not usedHike0.3 mi CCT-Brookfield Pond Tr.Hike0.3 mi New Holy GrailMTB0.3 mi Fort Hunt Road TrailHikeMTB0.3 mi Old Clifton Road Roadbed TrailHike0.3 mi Turkey Run TrailHike0.3 mi Marsh OverlookHike0.3 mi Brentwood Farms TrailHike0.2 mi Buckley "8-Acre" Park Rail TrailHike0.2 mi Woodglen Lake DamHikeMTB0.2 mi Evans Ford Historic Road Bed TrailHike0.2 mi BucksnortHikeMTB0.2 mi Dirt TrailHike0.2 mi Stuart Mill Road CCT Connector TrailHike0.2 mi Rotunda TrailHike0.2 mi Wolftrap Creek PathHike0.2 mi Forest TrailHike0.2 mi Overgrown UnMaintained TrailHike0.2 mi Wolfpack TrailHikeMTB0.2 mi Red Horseshoe TrailHikeMTB0.2 mi Wolf Trap TrailHike0.2 mi Long BranchHikeMTB0.2 mi Potomac Heritage Access TrailHike0.2 mi

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Trail geometry from OpenStreetMap contributors, licensed ODbL. Elevation from the USGS 3D Elevation Program. Compiled and published by Trailmonger · trail data last rebuilt September 24, 2026.