Hiking and Trails:
- Mount Vernon Trail, located at Turkey Run Park, McLean, VA 22101, Head to Gravelly Point, a park area off the George Washington Memorial Parkway and Mount Vernon Trail, to watch the planes take off from Reagan National Airport. The 18.5-mile trail winds along the Virginia side of the Potomac River between Theodore Roosevelt Island and George Washington's home at Mount Vernon, with scenic view of Old Town Alexandria and the alluring Dyke Marsh along the way. The trail has only 3 hills from start to finish.
- Rock Creek Park, Located at 3545 Williamsburg Ln. NW, Washington, DC 20008, is a rustic expanse of 1,754-acres surrounding Rock Creek and extending north to the District line. Includes Pierce Mill, Art Barn gallery, nature center, riding stables, tennis courts, a golf course, 30 picnic areas, playing fields and an extensive network of trails for walking, jogging and cycling.Discover a hidden treasure in Montrose Park, located between Dumbarton Oaks Park and Rock Creek Park (R Street NW, between 28th and 32nd Streets), and make sure to stroll along Lovers' Lane - a beautiful 18th-century cobblestone path.
- Great Falls Park, located at 9200 Old Dominion Dr., Great Falls, VA 22066. Spend just $5 per vehicle, or $3 a person if you go on bike, via the C&O Canal Trail to explore nature in Great Falls Park. These 800 acres of beautiful parkland with green space, cascading rapids and waterfalls are located just beyond the Beltway.
- Virginia's Appalachian Trail: Virginia is home to 544 miles of the Appalachian Trial, more miles than any other state! And 101 of those miles lie in beautiful Shenandoah National Park and parallel to Skyline Drive.The A.T. also parallels the famous Blue Ridge Parkway, goes throughMount Rogers National Recreation Area in George Washington & Jefferson National Forests, and ends in Damascus, known as Trail Town USA, where the trail goes right down its main thoroughfare.
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