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Washington and Old Dominion Railroad Regional Park

April 12, 2024

The Washington and Old Dominion Railroad Regional Park is a linear regional park in Northern Virginia. The park's primary feature is the Washington and Old Dominion Railroad Trail (abbreviated as W&OD Trail), an asphalt-surfaced paved rail trail that runs through densely populated urban and suburban communities as well as through rural areas.[1][2] Most of the trail travels on top of the rail bed of the former Washington and Old Dominion Railroad, which closed in 1968.[3]

Washington & Old Dominion Railroad Trail
Stone arch at Clarke's Gap, August 2008
Length44.7 mi (71.9 km)
LocationVirginia, United States
TrailheadsEast: Shirlington in Arlington County
West: Purcellville in Loudoun County
UseBiking
Horseback riding
Running
Hiking
Elevation change469 ft (143 m)
Highest pointClarke's Gap, 610 ft (190 m)
Lowest pointShirlington, 141 ft (43 m)
DifficultyEasy
SeasonAll
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Although the park is 44.6 miles (71.8 km) long, it is only about 100 feet (30 m) wide. The rail trail is approximately 10 feet (3.0 m) wide through much of its length and is a shared use path that is suitable for walking, running, cycling, and roller skating.[1][4]

A crushed bluestone–surfaced bridle path travels near the paved trail in the park's most westerly 33 miles (53 km).[1][4] The path is suitable for horseback riding and mountain biking.[1]

NOVA Parks (formerly named the Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority (NVRPA)) administers and maintains the park and its trails. NOVA Parks keeps most of the parkland surrounding the trails in a natural state. The park authority has placed alongside the paved trail a series of mile markers and a number of interpretative exhibits that describe the historic and natural features of the park (see Washington and Old Dominion Railroad Stations for locations of historical markers near the W&OD Trail).[5][6]

The headquarters office of the park is near the southwest side of the trail at Smith's Switch Road in Ashburn.[7] A park rest stop is adjacent to the trail near the park's headquarters.

Route edit

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    Looking east towards the start of the W&OD Trail in Arlington County (May 2014)
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    The W&OD crushed bluestone bridle path just east of the junction with Wiehle Avenue (VA-828) in Reston, Virginia in August 2021.
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    Marker at end of the W&OD Trail in Purcellville showing the trail's route (August 2018)
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    W&OD Trail Elevation Map (2008)

The W&OD Trail begins in the Nauck neighborhood near the Shirlington section of Arlington County, close to the boundary between the County and the City of Alexandria.[8][9] The trail ends in Purcellville in western Loudoun County. Its route largely parallels the routes of the Potomac River and Virginia State Route 7 (VA 7).[10]

The trail connects at its origin to the paved Four Mile Run Trail, which travels eastward through Arlington along a stream embankment to meet the Mount Vernon Trail at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, near the Potomac River.[8][11] The start of the trail is also accessible from the Shirlington exit (Exit 6) of Interstate 395 (I-395) (the Henry G. Shirley Memorial Highway).[8][12]

 
Bridge over Four Mile Run in Glencarlyn Park south of Arlington Boulevard (U.S. Route 50) (July 2020)

The trail parallels the more curving and hilly Four Mile Run Trail throughout its route in Arlington.[13] Although they coincide in several locations, the two trails generally travel on opposite sides of the Run. There are no restrooms and few water fountains alongside the W&OD Trail in the County. Restrooms and additional water fountains are available near ball fields and picnic areas along the Four Mile Run Trail.[8] The W&OD Trail's trailhead (Mile 0) is at the intersection of South Shirlington Road and South Four Mile Run Drive.[8][9] The trail starts in the Atlantic Coastal Plain at the trail's lowest elevation: 72 feet (22 m) above sea level.[14]

 
W&OD Railroad Regional Park sign in Falls Church (September 2012)

The trail climbs 213 feet (65 m) in 5.8 miles (9.3 km) while traveling northwest through Arlington County. While in Arlington, the trail ascends through the Atlantic Seaboard fall line while climbing upstream in the valley of Four Mile Run. The trail crosses the Run seven times in the valley on bridges whose abutments were constructed before the Civil War by the Alexandria, Loudoun & Hampshire Railroad, a predecessor of the W&OD Railroad.[14]

After crossing Columbia Pike (VA 244), the trail enters a steeply-sloped woodland that covers both sides of the valley. The trail crosses under Arlington Boulevard (U.S. Route 50) while within the woodland.[8][14]

Near the end of the woodland, the trail intersects the Bluemont Junction Trail, a 1.3 miles (2.1 km) long paved rail trail that travels to Ballston on the bed of a former W&OD Railroad branch that once ran to Rosslyn and Georgetown.[8] 0.6 miles (1.0 km) past that intersection, the W&OD Trail intersects the Custis Trail, a 4.5 miles (7.2 km) long paved shared use path that travels along Interstate 66 (I-66) (the Custis Memorial Parkway) to Rosslyn and which provides access to Washington, D.C. and the northern end of the Mount Vernon Trail.[8][14]

After crossing its intersection with the Custis Trail, the W&OD Trail travels northwest near an I-66 soundwall for most of its remaining course in Arlington. After crossing under North Sycamore Street next to Four Mile Run, the W&OD Trail crosses over the Run and passes the East Falls Church station on Washington Metro's Orange and Silver Lines.[8][14]

After leaving the fall line, the W&OD Trail enters the Piedmont plateau region near the west corner of the County. The trail continues to climb in the Piedmont while traveling northwest through the City of Falls Church and Fairfax County.[14]

The trail reaches an elevation of 489 feet (149 m) at its crossing of I-66 in Fairfax County. When it reaches this point, the trail has risen 417 feet (127 m) while traveling 8.4 miles (13.5 km).[14]

 
Bridge over Difficult Run in Fairfax County (October 2020)

After crossing over I-495 (the Capital Beltway) on a trail bridge and passing Dunn Loring, the trail begins a long descent as it travels through Vienna. After leaving Vienna, the trail continues to descend until it reaches Mile 14, where its elevation of 242 feet (74 m) is only 170 feet (52 m) higher than is its elevation at the trail's origin.[14]

After the trail crosses Difficult Run (Mile 14.3), it ascends and descends between additional streams (including Sugarland Run, Broad Run, Beaverdam Run, Goose Creek, Sycolin Creek and Tuscarora Creek) as it travels further northwest in the Piedmont through or near Reston, Herndon, Sterling, Ashburn, and Leesburg. While traveling through Reston, the trail crosses Wiehle Avenue (VA 828), 0.3 miles (0.5 km) northeast of the Wiehle–Reston East station on Washington Metro's Silver Line.[14][15]

 
View of Goose Creek from the W&OD Trail in March 2012

When crossing Tuscarora Creek in Leesburg, the trail's elevation of 315 feet (96 m) is only 2 feet (0.61 m) higher than the highest elevation 313 feet (95 m) that it reached in Arlington. After crossing that stream, the trail climbs northwest in 6.0 miles (9.7 km) to reach its highest elevation (606 feet (185 m)) while traveling on a bridge carrying VA 9 (Charles Town Pike) over VA 7 near the saddle point of Clarke's Gap in Catoctin Mountain.[16] 0.3 miles (0.48 km) before this crossing, the trail travels under an old stone arch that formerly carried VA 7 over the W&OD Railroad.[14]

The trail then turns west, descends through Paeonian Springs to Hamilton Station and climbs to reach Purcellville. When the trail terminates in Purcellville, its elevation is 513 feet (156 m) above sea level.[14]

Trail features edit

Feature Jurisdiction[17] Distance from
Trailhead[18]		 Trail Elevation[19] Coordinates
Four Mile Run Trail-W&OD Trail Connector City of Alexandria

Arlington County

---- ---- 38°50′35″N 77°04′52″W / 38.8431797°N 77.0811698°W / 38.8431797; -77.0811698 (Four Mile Run Trail/W&OD Trail Connector)
Trailhead Arlington County 0 72 feet (22 m) 38°50′39″N 77°05′09″W / 38.844269°N 77.085878°W / 38.844269; -77.085878 (W&OD Trail trailhead)
Crossing of Columbia Pike (VA 244) Arlington County 1.6 miles (2.6 km) 131 feet (40 m) 38°51′23″N 77°06′35″W / 38.856398°N 77.109649°W / 38.856398; -77.109649 (W&OD Trail crossing of Columbia Pike)
Overlook of Sparrow Pond wetland Arlington County 2.0 miles (3.2 km) 91 feet (28 m) 38°51′43″N 77°06′56″W / 38.862077°N 77.115532°W / 38.862077; -77.115532 (Sparrow Pond)
Arlington Boulevard (U.S. Route 50) bridge over trail and Four Mile Run Arlington County 2.7 miles (4.3 km) 190 feet (58 m) 38°51′59″N 77°07′26″W / 38.866501°N 77.123769°W / 38.866501; -77.123769 (U.S. Route 50 bridge over W&OD Trail)
Carlin Springs Road bridge over trail and Four Mile Run Arlington County 3.0 miles (4.8 km) 196 feet (60 m) 38°52′04″N 77°07′40″W / 38.867893°N 77.127749°W / 38.867893; -77.127749 (Carlin Springs Road bridge over W&OD Trail)
Intersection with Bluemont Junction Trail Arlington County 3.3 miles (5.3 km) 231 feet (70 m) 38°52′19″N 77°07′56″W / 38.871832°N 77.132108°W / 38.871832; -77.132108 (Intersection of W&OD Trail and Bluemont Junction Trail)
Bluemont Junction Railroad Display and Caboose Arlington County 3.4 miles (5.5 km) 231 feet (70 m) 38°52′23″N 77°07′57″W / 38.87306°N 77.132564°W / 38.87306; -77.132564 (Bluemont Junction caboose)
Wilson Boulevard bridge over trail and Four Mile Run Arlington County 3.5 miles (5.6 km) 216 feet (66 m) 38°52′30″N 77°08′01″W / 38.875012°N 77.133618°W / 38.875012; -77.133618 (Wilson Boulevard bridge over W&OD Trailand Four Mile Run)
Intersection with Custis Trail Arlington County 3.9 miles (6.3 km) 225 feet (69 m) 38°52′45″N 77°08′20″W / 38.879128°N 77.13877°W / 38.879128; -77.13877 (Intersection of W&OD Trail and Custis Trail)
Brandymore Castle (rock outcrop) Arlington County 4.8 miles (7.7 km) 270 feet (82 m) 38°53′02″N 77°09′12″W / 38.883792°N 77.153437°W / 38.883792; -77.153437 (Brandymore Castle)
N. Sycamore Street (near East Falls Church Metro Station) Arlington County 5.0 miles (8.0 km) 270 feet (82 m) 38°53′10″N 77°09′25″W / 38.886072°N 77.157047°W / 38.886072; -77.157047 (East Falls Church Metro Station)
Trail bridge over Lee Highway (U.S. 29) Arlington County 5.6 miles (9.0 km) 292 feet (89 m) 38°53′14″N 77°09′45″W / 38.887280°N 77.162366°W / 38.887280; -77.162366 (Trail Bridge over Lee Highway (U.S. Route 29))
Former site of Falls Church W&OD Railroad station Arlington County 5.6 miles (9.0 km) 292 feet (89 m) 38°53′14″N 77°09′45″W / 38.887358°N 77.162631°W / 38.887358; -77.162631 (Site of Falls Church station of W&OD Railroad)
Coal trestle remnant Arlington County 5.6 miles (9.0 km) 306 feet (93 m) 38°53′15″N 77°09′48″W / 38.8875844°N 77.1634462°W / 38.8875844; -77.1634462 (Coal trestle (Washington & Old Dominion Railroad))
Crossing of Little Falls Road Arlington County 5.9 miles (9.5 km) 277 feet (84 m) 38°53′18″N 77°09′57″W / 38.888313°N 77.165928°W / 38.888313; -77.165928 (Crossing of W&OD Trail and Little Falls Road)
W&OD Railroad station mile marker post City of Falls Church 5.9 miles (9.5 km) 285 feet (87 m) 38°53′18″N 77°09′59″W / 38.888471°N 77.166426°W / 38.888471; -77.166426 (W&OD Railroad station mile marker post)
Former site of West Falls Church W&OD Railroad station City of Falls Church 6.9 miles (11.1 km) 344 feet (105 m) 38°53′30″N 77°11′07″W / 38.891649°N 77.185226°W / 38.891649; -77.185226 (Site of West Falls Church station of W&OD Railroad)
Trail bridge over West Broad Street (VA 7) City of Falls Church 7.0 miles (11.3 km) 374 feet (114 m) 38°53′30″N 77°11′09″W / 38.891768°N 77.185972°W / 38.891768; -77.185972 (W&OD Trail bridge over West Broad Street (VA Route 7))
Trail and Virginia Lane bridge over I-66 and Washington Metro Fairfax County 8.4 miles (13.5 km) 489 feet (149 m) 38°53′28″N 77°12′38″W / 38.890995°N 77.2106°W / 38.890995; -77.2106 (Virginia Lane bridge over I-66 and Metrorail)
Trail bridge over I-495 (Capital Beltway) Fairfax County 8.8 miles (14.2 km) 430 feet (130 m) 38°53′26″N 77°13′04″W / 38.890555°N 77.217866°W / 38.890555; -77.217866 (W&OD Trail bridge over I-495 (Capital Beltway))
Crossing of Sandburg Street, Dunn Loring Fairfax County 9.1 miles (14.6 km) 392 feet (119 m) 38°53′30″N 77°13′20″W / 38.8916257°N 77.2223264°W / 38.8916257; -77.2223264 (Sandburg Street (Dunn Loring))
Crossing of Gallows Road (VA 650) Fairfax County 9.3 miles (15.0 km) 429 feet (131 m) 38°53′32″N 77°13′30″W / 38.892351°N 77.224982°W / 38.892351; -77.224982 (Gallows Road (VA 650))
Arlington & Fairfax Railway bridge abutments Town of Vienna 10.4 miles (16.7 km) 491 feet (150 m) 38°54′00″N 77°14′45″W / 38.89988°N 77.245718°W / 38.89988; -77.245718 (Washington-Virginia Railway bridge abutments)
Crossing of Maple Avenue E (VA 123) Town of Vienna 11.5 miles (18.5 km) 375 feet (114 m) 38°54′09″N 77°15′50″W / 38.902544°N 77.264003°W / 38.902544; -77.264003 (Freeman Store and Museum)
Freeman Store and Museum (Church Street NE) Town of Vienna 11.6 miles (18.7 km) 364 feet (111 m) 38°54′12″N 77°15′54″W / 38.903357°N 77.265113°W / 38.903357; -77.265113 (Freeman Store and Museum)
Railroad whistle post in Vienna Centennial Park Town of Vienna 11.7 miles (18.8 km) 360 feet (110 m) 38°54′12″N 77°15′56″W / 38.9033584°N 77.2655408°W / 38.9033584; -77.2655408 (Whistle post in Vienna Centennial Park)
Vienna Caboose Museum in Vienna Centennial Park Town of Vienna 11.7 miles (18.8 km) 360 feet (110 m) 38°54′13″N 77°15′57″W / 38.903608°N 77.265708°W / 38.903608; -77.265708 (Vienna Caboose Museum)
Vienna W&OD Railroad Station and model railroad Town of Vienna 11.8 miles (19.0 km) 360 feet (110 m) 38°54′15″N 77°16′01″W / 38.904142°N 77.266974°W / 38.904142; -77.266974 (Vienna W&OD Railroad Station and model railroad)
Eudora Park[20] Fairfax County 12.5 miles (20.1 km) 309 feet (94 m) 38°54′49″N 77°16′39″W / 38.913593°N 77.277627°W / 38.913593; -77.277627 (Eudora Park)
Clarks Crossing Road and Park[21] Fairfax County 13.2 miles (21.2 km) 285 feet (87 m) 38°55′15″N 77°17′09″W / 38.920971°N 77.285783°W / 38.920971; -77.285783 (Clarks Crossing Road and Park)
Trail bridge over Piney Branch Fairfax County 13.6 miles (21.9 km) 281 feet (86 m) 38°55′32″N 77°17′18″W / 38.925642°N 77.288381°W / 38.925642; -77.288381 (W&OD Trail bridge over Piney Branch)
Trail bridge over Difficult Run Fairfax County 14.3 miles (23.0 km) 252 feet (77 m) 38°55′51″N 77°17′54″W / 38.930942°N 77.29834°W / 38.930942; -77.29834 (W&OD Trail Bridge over Difficult Run)
Crossing of Hunter Mill Road (VA 674) Fairfax County 14.7 miles (23.7 km) 252 feet (77 m) 38°55′58″N 77°18′18″W / 38.932706°N 77.305038°W / 38.932706; -77.305038 (Hunter Mill Road (VA 674))
Crossing of Sunrise Valley Drive (VA 5320) Fairfax County 15.8 miles (25.4 km) 343 feet (105 m) 38°56′31″N 77°19′18″W / 38.941895°N 77.321618°W / 38.941895; -77.321618 (Sunrise Valley Drive (VA 5320))
Dulles Access Road and Dulles Toll Road (VA 267) bridges over trail Fairfax County 16.1 miles (25.9 km) 394 feet (120 m) 38°56′41″N 77°19′32″W / 38.944607°N 77.325618°W / 38.944607; -77.325618 (Dulles Access Road and Dulles Toll Road bridges over W&OD Trail)
Crossing of Wiehle Avenue (near Wiehle-Reston East Metro Station) Fairfax County 16.8 miles (27.0 km) 393 feet (120 m) 38°57′02″N 77°20′09″W / 38.950455°N 77.335805°W / 38.950455; -77.335805 (W&OD Trail crossing of Wiehle Avenue)
Sunset Hills W&OD Railroad Station, Reston Fairfax County 17.7 miles (28.5 km) 413 feet (126 m) 38°57′21″N 77°21′06″W / 38.955869°N 77.351789°W / 38.955869; -77.351789 (Sunset Hills W&OD Railroad Station)
Northbound Reston Parkway (VA 602) bridge over trail Fairfax County 17.9 miles (28.8 km) 442 feet (135 m) 38°57′25″N 77°21′17″W / 38.956859°N 77.354849°W / 38.956859; -77.354849 (Northbound Reston Parkway (VA 602) bridge over trail)
Intersection with trail to Reston Town Center Fairfax County 18.2 miles (29.3 km) 408 feet (124 m) 38°57′23″N 77°21′41″W / 38.956347°N 77.361318°W / 38.956347; -77.361318 (Intersection of W&OD Trail and trail to Reston Town Center)
Intersection with trail to Fairfax County Parkway Trail Fairfax County 18.3 miles (29.5 km) 390 feet (120 m) 38°57′28″N 77°22′06″W / 38.957696°N 77.368381°W / 38.957696; -77.368381 (Intersection of W&OD Trail and trail to Fairfax County Parkway Trail)
Sugarland Run culvert Town of Herndon 18.8 miles (30.3 km) 384 feet (117 m) 38°57′35″N 77°22′16″W / 38.9596028°N 77.3711514°W / 38.9596028; -77.3711514 (Sugarland Run culvert)
Intersection with Sugarland Run Valley Stream Trail Town of Herndon 18.9 miles (30.4 km) 384 feet (117 m) 38°57′37″N 77°22′18″W / 38.960155°N 77.371800°W / 38.960155; -77.371800 (Intersection with Sugarland Run Valley Stream Trail)
Herndon Depot Museum Town of Herndon 19.9 miles (32.0 km) 396 feet (121 m) 38°58′13″N 77°23′09″W / 38.970174°N 77.385716°W / 38.970174; -77.385716 (Herndon W&OD Railroad Station and Museum)
Herndon Caboose Town of Herndon 20.0 miles (32.2 km) 393 feet (120 m) 38°58′15″N 77°23′10″W / 38.970733°N 77.386073°W / 38.970733; -77.386073 (Herndon Caboose)
Fairfax County-Loudoun County boundary -------- 21.2 miles (34.1 km) 357 feet (109 m) 38°58′58″N 77°24′09″W / 38.98264°N 77.40257°W / 38.98264; -77.40257 (Fairfax County-Loudoun County boundary)
Crossing of S. Sterling Boulevard (VA 846) Loudoun County 22.4 miles (36.0 km) 346 feet (105 m) 38°59′37″N 77°25′04″W / 38.993672°N 77.417847°W / 38.993672; -77.417847 (Crossing of S. Sterling Boulevard)
West Church Road (VA 625) bridge over trail, Sterling Loudoun County 23.3 miles (37.5 km) 306 feet (93 m) 39°00′19″N 77°25′40″W / 39.0053911°N 77.4278775°W / 39.0053911; -77.4278775 (W. Church Street Underpass (Sterling))
Ruritan Circle (Old Church Road) (VA 859), Sterling (tracks near trail)[22] Loudoun County 23.4 miles (37.7 km) 316 feet (96 m) 39°00′22″N 77°25′42″W / 39.006113°N 77.428410°W / 39.006113; -77.428410 (W&OD Trail crossing of Ruritan Circle (Sterling))
Trail bridge over Sully Road (VA 28) (viewpoint) Loudoun County 23.9 miles (38.5 km) 346 feet (105 m) 39°00′41″N 77°26′00″W / 39.011481°N 77.433336°W / 39.011481; -77.433336 (W&OD Trail bridge over Sulley Road (VA Route 28))
Trail bridge over Broad Run Loudoun County 24.7 miles (39.8 km) 251 feet (77 m) 39°01′06″N 77°26′42″W / 39.01845°N 77.444923°W / 39.01845; -77.444923 (W&OD Trail bridge over Broad Run)
Trail bridge over Loudoun County Parkway (VA 607) Loudoun County 24.8 miles (39.9 km) 275 feet (84 m) 39°01′13″N 77°26′52″W / 39.020208°N 77.447865°W / 39.020208; -77.447865 (W&OD Trail bridge over Loudoun County Parkway)
W&OD Regional Park Headquarters, Ashburn Loudoun County 25.7 miles (41.4 km) 258 feet (79 m) 39°01′38″N 77°27′39″W / 39.027355°N 77.460783°W / 39.027355; -77.460783 (W&OD Regional Park headquarters, Ashburn)
Smiths Switch Station rest stop, Ashburn Loudoun County 25.7 miles (41.4 km) 258 feet (79 m) 39°01′39″N 77°27′37″W / 39.027615°N 77.460367°W / 39.027615; -77.460367 (Smiths Switch Station rest stop, Ashburn)
Trail bridge over Beaverdam Run Loudoun County 26.2 miles (42.2 km) 237 feet (72 m) 39°01′55″N 77°28′02″W / 39.031905°N 77.467293°W / 39.031905; -77.467293 (W&OD Trail bridge over Beaverdam Run)
Crossing of Ashburn Road (VA 641) Loudoun County 27.5 miles (44.3 km) 281 feet (86 m) 39°02′38″N 77°29′15″W / 39.0439736°N 77.487430°W / 39.0439736; -77.487430 (Crossing of W&OD Trail and Ashburn Road (VA 641))
Trail bridge over Claiborne Parkway (VA 901) Loudoun Parkway 28.6 miles (46.0 km) 325 feet (99 m) 39°03′11″N 77°30′10″W / 39.053159°N 77.502749°W / 39.053159; -77.502749 (W&OD Trail bridge over Claiborne Parkway (VA Route 901))
Crossing of Belmont Ridge Road (VA 659) Loudoun County 29.5 miles (47.5 km) 310 feet (94 m) 39°03′49″N 77°30′40″W / 39.063652°N 77.511090°W / 39.063652; -77.511090 (Crossing of W&OD Trail and Belmont Ridge Road (VA Route 659))
Overlook of Luck Stone Quarry Loudoun County 29.7 miles (47.8 km) 304 feet (93 m) 39°04′02″N 77°31′03″W / 39.067344°N 77.517481°W / 39.067344; -77.517481 (W&OD Trail overlook of Luck Stone Quarry)
Trail bridge over Goose Creek Loudoun County 30.1 miles (48.4 km) 263 feet (80 m) 39°04′10″N 77°31′10″W / 39.0695212°N 77.5195795°W / 39.0695212; -77.5195795 (W&OD Trail bridge over Goose Creek)
Entrance to Two Creeks Trail Area Loudoun County 30.2 miles (48.6 km) 262 feet (80 m) 39°04′14″N 77°31′14″W / 39.0705874°N 77.5206256°W / 39.0705874; -77.5206256 (Entrance to Two Creeks Trail Area)
Trail bridge over Sycolin Creek Loudoun County 30.4 miles (48.9 km) 256 feet (78 m) 39°04′20″N 77°31′29″W / 39.0723324°N 77.524707°W / 39.0723324; -77.524707 (W&OD Trail bridge over Sycolin Creek)
Crossing of Cochrane Mill Road (VA 653) Loudoun County 30.7 miles (49.4 km) 272 feet (83 m) 39°04′26″N 77°31′42″W / 39.073783°N 77.5281992°W / 39.073783; -77.5281992 (Crossing of W&OD Trail and Cochrane Mill Road (VA Route 653)
Pleasant View Substation of Dominion Virginia Power Loudoun County 30.8 miles (49.6 km) 275 feet (84 m) 39°04′33″N 77°31′43″W / 39.075888°N 77.528747°W / 39.075888; -77.528747 (Pleasant View substation of Dominion Virginia Power)
Crosstrail Boulevard bridge over trail Loudoun County 31.2 miles (50.2 km) 295 feet (90 m) 39°04′46″N 77°31′54″W / 39.079431°N 77.531618°W / 39.079431; -77.531618 (Crosstrail Boulevard bridge over W&OD Trail)
Trail bridge over Tuscarora Creek Town of Leesburg 32.4 miles (52.1 km) 315 feet (96 m) 39°05′44″N 77°32′32″W / 39.0955799°N 77.5422549°W / 39.0955799; -77.5422549 (W&OD Trail bridge over Tuscarora Creek)
VA 7/U.S. 15 bridges over trail Town of Leesburg 33.0 miles (53.1 km) 294 feet (90 m) 39°06′01″N 77°32′59″W / 39.100376°N 77.549829°W / 39.100376; -77.549829 (VA Route 7/U.S. Route 15 bridges over W&OD Trail)
19th century lime kiln Town of Leesburg 34.1 miles (54.9 km) 339 feet (103 m) 39°06′35″N 77°33′40″W / 39.109596°N 77.561014°W / 39.109596; -77.561014 (19th century lime kiln)
Crossing of Harrison Street SE Town of Leesburg 34.3 miles (55.2 km) 326 feet (99 m) 39°06′37″N 77°33′48″W / 39.1104°N 77.563198°W / 39.1104; -77.563198 (Crossing of W&OD Trail and Harrison Street SE)
Crossing of S. King Street (U.S. 15 (Business)) Town of Leesburg 34.4 miles (55.4 km) 320 feet (98 m) 39°06′43″N 77°33′58″W / 39.111986°N 77.566137°W / 39.111986; -77.566137 (Crossing of W&OD Trail and S. King Street (U.S. Route 15 (Business))
Trail bridge over VA 7 Town of Leesburg 35.5 miles (57.1 km) 433 feet (132 m) 39°06′37″N 77°35′16″W / 39.11035°N 77.587756°W / 39.11035; -77.587756 (W&OD Trail bridge over VA Route 7)
Crossing of Dry Mill Road (VA 699) Loudoun County 38.0 miles (61.2 km) 582 feet (177 m) 39°08′16″N 77°36′34″W / 39.137734°N 77.609582°W / 39.137734; -77.609582 (Crossing of W&OD Trail and Dry Mill Road)
Stone arch over trail at Clarke's Gap Loudoun County 38.2 miles (61.5 km) 579 feet (176 m) 39°08′22″N 77°36′39″W / 39.13957°N 77.610887°W / 39.13957; -77.610887 (Stone arch over W&OD Trail at Clarke's Gap)
Trail and VA 9 (Charles Town Pike) bridge over VA 7 at Clarke's Gap (trail high point) Loudoun County 38.4 miles (61.8 km) 606 feet (185 m) 39°08′27″N 77°36′45″W / 39.140942°N 77.612526°W / 39.140942; -77.612526 (VA State Route 9 bridge over VA Route 7)
Clarks Gap passenger shelter (relocated), Paeonian Springs Loudoun County 39.2 miles (63.1 km) 555 feet (169 m) 39°08′52″N 77°37′10″W / 39.147864°N 77.619434°W / 39.147864; -77.619434 (Clarks Gap passenger shelter (relocated))
Hamilton W&OD Railroad Station Loudoun County 40.9 miles (65.8 km) 443 feet (135 m) 39°08′39″N 77°39′05″W / 39.144091°N 77.651303°W / 39.144091; -77.651303 (Hamilton W&OD Railroad Station)
Crossing of Berlin Turnpike (VA 287) Loudoun County 43.0 miles (69.2 km) 519 feet (158 m) 39°08′44″N 77°41′29″W / 39.145532°N 77.691279°W / 39.145532; -77.691279 (Crossing of Berlin Turnpike (VA 287))
VA 7 bridges over trail and Berlin Turnpike (VA 287) Loudoun County 43.1 miles (69.4 km) 519 feet (158 m) 39°08′40″N 77°41′30″W / 39.144558°N 77.691665°W / 39.144558; -77.691665 (VA 7 bridges over trail and Berlin Turnpike (VA 287))
Crossing of N. Maple Avenue (VA 722) Town of Purcellville 43.8 miles (70.5 km) 503 feet (153 m) 39°08′31″N 77°42′03″W / 39.142063°N 77.700802°W / 39.142063; -77.700802 (Crossing of Hatcher Avenue (VA 722))
Crossing of Hatcher Avenue (VA 611) Town of Purcellville 44.4 miles (71.5 km) 516 feet (157 m) 39°08′18″N 77°42′47″W / 39.138467°N 77.713114°W / 39.138467; -77.713114 (Crossing of Hatcher Avenue (VA 611))
Purcellville Train Station (N. 21st Street) Town of Purcellville 44.6 miles (71.8 km) 513 feet (156 m) 39°08′18″N 77°42′58″W / 39.138441°N 77.716116°W / 39.138441; -77.716116 (Purcellville Train Station)
End of trail Town of Purcellville 44.6 miles (71.8 km) 513 feet (156 m) 39°08′19″N 77°42′59″W / 39.138561°N 77.716250°W / 39.138561; -77.716250 (End of W&OD Trail)

History edit

When the W&OD Railroad closed in 1968, its 100 feet (30.5 m) wide right-of-way extended from Potomac Yard in Alexandria to the center of Purcellville. In October 1968, the Virginia State Highway Department started condemnation proceedings to acquire the right-of-way, which was eventually donated to the state, where it crossed Shirley Highway. The section where it crossed the future Interstate 66 was also donated.[23] In the same year that the railroad closed, the land that lay west of the Alexandria/Arlington boundary was sold for $4.91 million to Virginia Electric and Power Company (VEPCO) (part of which was incorporated into Dominion Virginia Power in 2000)[24] for power line right-of-way.[25] Also in 1968, the Town of Vienna rejected a proposal to ask the State Highway Commission to add the railroad ROW to the urban road system for Northern Virginia and instead sought to purchase the ROW and include part of it in the new Northside Park.[26] In 1969, Vienna asked VEPCO to give them the ROW through town.[27]

In 1971, voters in Fairfax County approved a $35 million park bond referendum that was to be used in part to buy the W&OD right of way in the county and buy another 590 acres of land along the route for campgrounds and picnic areas (but due to slow negotiations with VEPCO, that money spent elsewhere).[28] 1972, voters approved the construction of a trail, then called "The Virginia Creeper," along the right-of way.[29]

In 1973 a study of the right-of-way proposed using it for a linear park.[30]

Trail construction and extension edit

The first portion of the W&OD Trail opened in 1974 within the City of Falls Church under a lease agreement between the City government, the power company VEPCO and the NVRPA.[31] It extended from Little Falls Street to Railroad Avenue. By late 1976 a second, 1-mile long section opened in Vienna - again with permission from VEPCO.[30] As the 1.5 miles (2.4 km) trails proved to be popular, the NVRPA and Fairfax County proposed building a 7.5 mile long trail to connect them as part of a Bicentennial project but VEPCO refused to give the land away, lease it for a $1 a year or sell it in pieces; instead it wanted sell the whole piece of property at once.[30]

After the state legislature passed a unanimous resolution in favor of the trail, and promised oversite of VEPCO, the impasse was overcome.[32] VEPCO agreed to sell the entire right-of-way to NVRPA on December 19, 1977 for $3.6 million, allowing regular purchases of it between 1978 and 1982; and Fairfax County voters passed another $51.1 million bond referendum that included money to pay for it.[32][33] The power company retained an easement that permitted the company to maintain its lines and to extend them along the right-of-way if needed.

The NVRPA was not able to acquire from the power company the portion of the right-of-way that lay within the City of Alexandria. The NVRPA also could not acquire the portion of right-of-way that the highway department had retained for construction of I-66 near East Falls Church in Arlington and various portions of the right-of-way that contained existing or potential highway crossings.

The NVRPA extended the trail east and west of Falls Church as it acquired portions of the right-of-way until it stretched from Alexandria to Purcellville.[34] In 1979, the trail was extended 26 miles (42 km) westward from Falls Church to Goose Creek with the aid of a federal Rails-to-Trails grant, although it was only paved as far as Maple Avenue East (VA Route 123) in Vienna - a distance of 6 miles (10 km).[35] Beyond that it was only suitable for hiking.[36]

In 1981, the NVRPA paved the trail from Vienna to Herndon. During the same year, the NVRPA also converted a section 12 miles (19 km) long from Herndon to Leesburg from a hiking trail to a gravel path.[37]

In 1982, the NVRPA completed a trail underpass at U.S. 15 (Leesburg Bypass) east of Leesburg, increasing the trail's total distance to over 30 miles (48 km). The trail's route west of Leesburg remained accessible only by foot.[38]

Also in 1982, the trail was extended and paved eastward from Falls Church to Patrick Henry Drive in Arlington as part of the construction of I-66.[38][39] During that same time period, the NVRPA began paving the easternmost section of trail from Shirlington Road to Columbia Pike (VA 244) in Arlington, with that work completed by the end of 1983.[40]

In September 1984, the NVRPA finished paving two sections of the trail, an extension westward from Herndon to Sterling and, two weeks later, an extension east from I-66 to Columbia Pike.[41] Prior to the 1984 completion, the Arlington section of the trail from Columbia Pike to Lee Highway had been a dirt and gravel path. A sewer construction project that traveled along Four Mile Run delayed the paving for years.[40]

In 1985, the NVRPA extended the paved portion of the trail through Leesburg, together with a parallel bridle path that NVRPA extended to Purcellville.[42] The paved trail reached its western terminus in Purcellville in 1988.[34]

In 2002, the NVRPA constructed the final section of the trail in and near Arlington County's Bluemont Park [ceb]. Construction was delayed for years after encountering opposition from the public because of the paved section's potential environmental impacts. When completed, the final section connected the W&OD Trail's intersection with the Bluemont Junction Trail to the section of the W&OD Trail that is just east of North Carlin Springs Road. The final section included a new trail bridge over Four Mile Run and an underpass below North Carlin Springs Road.[43]

On October 20, 2007, construction began for a paved trail that would connect the W&OD Trail at its origin with the Four Mile Run Trail by traveling for 3,000 feet (914 m) along a bank of the Run while passing beneath the Henry G. Shirley Memorial Highway (I-395) in Alexandria and West Glebe Road in Arlington.[44] On May 30, 2009, a ribbon-cutting ceremony heralded the completion and opening of the connecting trail.[11][45]

Spot changes edit

After constructing most of the trail, the NVRPA focused on grade-separating the trail and making other spot changes, sometimes in collaboration with the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) or with developers of nearby properties. In 1989, the VDOT completed the Herndon Parkway on the east side of Herndon, which included a trail bridge over the Parkway.[46] In 1990, a trail bridge was constructed over VA 28 in eastern Loudoun County as part of a project to widen that road.[47][48]

In 1991, the trail crossing of Reston Parkway (VA 602) in Reston was moved from Sunset Hills Road (VA 675) to Bluemont Way.[49] On October 3, 1993, the NVRPA completed a bridge over West Broad Street (VA 7) in Falls Church.[50]

In 1999, a developer, Terrabrook Communities, built a 55 ft (16.8 m) wide and 15 ft (4.6 m) high arched-concrete trail underpass beneath Reston Parkway as part of an agreement with the NVRPA.[51] The 500 ft (152.4 m) of old trail in that section became connectors to the parkway at Bluemont Way.[52] The western section of the Herndon Parkway, with another trail bridge over it, was completed in 1997.[53] In 2001, the VDOT expanded the Fairfax County Parkway (VA 286) across the W&OD Trail right-of-way, building an overpass for the trail at about the same time.[54]

In 2005, the Sugarland Run Valley Stream Trail in Herndon was extended 1 mi (1.6 km) to connect to the trail.[55] In May 2006, the VDOT completed work on an extension of Claiborne Parkway (VA 901) that crossed NOVA Parks' right-of-way. As part of the project, the VDOT constructed a bridge that carried the W&OD Trail over the extended Parkway.[56]

On June 15, 2011, VDOT opened a new trail bridge over I-495 that was constructed as part of the Capital Beltway High Occupancy Toll (HOT) Lanes project. The new bridge was both 4 ft (1.2 m) wider and 30 ft (9.1 m) higher than the one built in 1979.[57] In 2013-2015, an Arlington County streetscape and utilities project realigned the W&OD's Trail's crossing of Columbia Pike (VA 244). An associated Arlington County project constructed a plaza and a bicycle "learner's loop" adjacent to the realigned trail in the County's Glencarlyn Park.[58]

In late 2015, a truck-climbing lane project was completed on VA 7 in Clarke's Gap. The project realigned the trail to move its crossing of Charles Town Pike (VA 9) at Dry Mill Road (VA 699) to a new underpass beneath the Pike on the south side of VA 7.[59][60] The realigned trail bypassed the trail's former high point, reducing the trail's highest elevation above sea level from 680 feet (207.3 m) to 606 feet (184.7 m).[60][61]

In 2017, a bridge carrying Belmont Ridge Road (VA 659) over the W&OD Trail and a trail parking lot was constructed in Loudoun County as part of a project to widen the road.[62] Also in 2017, NOVA Parks made within the County a set of safety improvements at the trail's crossing of S. Sterling Boulevard (VA 846), including removing one left turn lane to reduce the trail's crossing distance, installing Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacons, and widening the Boulevard's median [63]

On March 12, 2021, the VDOT opened a W&OD Trail pedestrian and bicycle bridge over Lee Highway (U.S. 29) in Arlington County's East Falls Church neighborhood as part of its "Transform 66 - Inside the Beltway" I-66 eastbound widening project.[64] When planning the project, the VDOT hosted several public meetings that provided information about the bridge, which had raised concerns among neighborhood residents.[65]

W&OD Dual Trails project edit

Around 2017, NOVA Parks commissioned a feasibility study for a potential widening of the W&OD Trail or for adding a parallel trail to it within Falls Church and Arlington County because of high use at peak times. The study's author recommended that NOVA Parks make plans to construct a 16 feet (4.9 m) or 19 feet (5.8 m) wide trail within the two jurisdictions, while temporarily widening the trail to 11 feet (3.4 m).[66]

In June 2018, NOVA Parks received a $3.2 million grant from the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority that enabled it to expand a 1.2 miles (1.9 km) long W&OD Trail segment within the City of Falls Church. The project converted an 11 feet (3.4 m) wide section of the trail and part of its adjacent green space into a dual paved path containing a 12 feet (3.7 m) wide bicycle trail and an 8 feet (2.4 m) wide pedestrian trail. A 2 feet (0.6 m) wide strip of pavement separated the two routes, creating a 22 feet (6.7 m) wide transportation corridor that doubled the W&OD Trail's width.[67]

The two imperviously-surfaced trails traveled through a 16 acres (6 ha) urban open space that a 2016 Falls Church master plan had called "The City's Greenest Street". The master plan's "Vision Statement" stated that the project would help "Develop the W&OD Park as a Great Street and greenway".[67]

Officials broke ground on the Falls Church "W&OD Dual Trails" project on August 26, 2020.[68] The widened trail formally opened during a ribbon-cutting ceremony on October 7, 2021.[69] The executive director of NOVA Parks, Paul Gilbert, stated during the event: "I envision over the next decade, more and more urban sections of the W&OD Trail will take on this dual trail methodology."[70]

Designations edit

In 1987, the U. S. Department of the Interior designated the trail as a National Recreation Trail.[71] In 1999, Virginia Department of Historic Resources staff determined that the "Washington and Old Dominion Railroad Historic District" (053-0276) was eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).[72] A 2000 NRHP registration form states that the Historic District is eligible for the listing because the District "is associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of our history". The form contains an in-depth description of the District's historical resources and of the railroad's history, as well as maps that show the locations of the Districts's major historical features.[73]

Historic structures edit

 
Purcellville Station, August 2008

The park and its immediate surroundings contain a number of historic structures, some of which date to the pre-Civil War period.[74] Most of these structures are railroad remnants, including intact stations[75] at Vienna,[76][77] Sunset Hills,[78] Herndon,[79] Hamilton[80] and Purcellville,[81][82][83] stone arches and culverts,[84] the piers and abutments of bridges, and a relocated passenger shelter (formerly at the site of the Clarks Gap station at the present crossing of the trail and Dry Mill Road (VA 699); now at the former site of the Paeonian Springs station near Simpson Circle).[85]

Part of the reinforced concrete floor of a brick electrical substation that the railroad constructed in 1912 to help supply power to its new electric locomotives and trolley cars is visible in Arlington County's Bluemont Junction Railroad Display south of Wilson Boulevard.[86] The floor is located in the space between a soccer field and a Southern Railway caboose.[87][88]

A remnant of a coal trestle stands south of the W&OD Trail, near the west end of the trail's bridge over Lee Highway (U.S. 29) in Arlington. In June 2014, the owner of a property adjacent to the regional park demolished part of the structure to provide space for a planned self-storage facility. At the time, the Arlington County government was considering a proposal to designate the structure as a local historic district. In September 2014, the Arlington County Board designated the remaining portion of trestle, which was located on NVRPA property, as a local historic district.[89] The trestle was once adjacent to the west side of the railroad's Falls Church (East Falls Church) station, which was dismantled after the railroad closed.

A white metallic marker post lettered in black with the words "Station 1 Mile" stands on the north side of the trail west of Little Falls Road near the boundary between Arlington and Falls Church. This post, which once stood next to the W&OD Railroad's tracks, is one mile (1.6 km) east of the site of the railroad's demolished West Falls Church Station.[90] The station was located near the east side of the railroad's crossing of W. Broad Street (VA 7) in Falls Church.

 
Concrete abutment of the bridge that carried the Arlington & Fairfax Railway over the W&OD Railroad near the east end of Vienna (December 2006)

Near the east end of Vienna, the poured concrete abutment of a bridge that carried an interurban trolley line, the Arlington & Fairfax Railway, over the W&OD Railroad remains on the north side of the trail.[91] An inscription showing the month and year of the abutment's construction (July 1904) is visible on the structure's east side.

Portions of track were visible near the W&OD Trail's crossing of Ruritan Circle (Old Church Road, VA 859) in Sterling during 2016.[22]

The trail crosses Goose Creek in Loudoun County on a span that NVRPA built on top of the piers and abutments of the highest and longest (268 feet (82 m)) bridge that the railroad constructed within the present boundaries of the regional park.[91][92] Visitors can view these remnants and the intact span, pier and abutments of the railroad's deck girder bridge over Sycolin Creek from unpaved paths that travel between the streams in NVRPA's Two Creeks Trail Area on the north side of the trail.[93][94]

The Sycolin Creek bridge bears the only remaining span that once carried trains of the W&OD Railroad. As the trail travels on the concrete deck of the bridge, visitors can only see the span and the structures below if they leave the trail.[94]

The piers and abutments of the railroad's bridge over Tuscarora Creek are visible south of the trail near the east end of Leesburg. The bridge was the second longest (149 feet (45 m)) that the railroad built within the present boundaries of the regional park.[91] The piers and abutments are the only ones along the trail's route that do not presently support a bridge.

Remnants of the facilities of a 19th-century lime company are visible in Leesburg on the northeast side of the trail, southeast of Harrison Street SE. Limestone (calcium carbonate) from a company quarry was mixed with coal and burned in a nearby kiln that was adjacent to the railroad's tracks. Quicklime (calcium oxide) was brought out of the kiln through two arched openings that visitors can see from the trail. The company also supplied farmers with agricultural lime and provided builders with lime plaster for walls and stone for roads.[95]

Near the saddle point of Clarks Gap, a stone arch crosses over the trail. Constructed around 1867-1868 soon after the end of the Civil War, the masonry arch once carried the original VA 7 over the railroad's tracks at the railroad's highest point.[91][96] The arch now carries Dry Mill Road (VA 699) over the trail.

Displays and museums edit

The Norfolk Southern Railway and its predecessors have donated three cabooses for display along the W&OD Trail.[97] While none of these resemble the cabooses that once travelled along the route of the W&OD Railroad, two of the three cars house exhibits of materials relating to the W&OD Railroad and Trail.

A Southern Railway bay window caboose (number X441) within the Bluemont Junction Railroad Display in Arlington exhibits photographs, maps and other information related to the County's railroads and trolleys.[98][99] Staffed by a County park ranger, the caboose is open to the public on weekend afternoons from the Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day.[100] The display also contains outdoor signage and photographs that describe and illustrate the history of the W&OD Railroad and of its junction that once operated at the site of the exhibit, as well as a metallic crossbuck and a metallic marker post that was once located 1 mile (1.6 km) from a station.[87][98][101]

Adjacent to the Trail in Vienna, the Freeman Store houses a museum of the town's history.[102] The museum contains maps, books and other materials that relate to the W&OD Railroad. Operated by Historic Vienna, Inc., the museum is open to the public during the afternoons of each week from Wednesdays through Sundays.[103]

A cupola caboose near the Trail in Vienna Centennial Park contains a museum that houses materials that the W&OD Railroad once used.[104] Staffed by members of the Optimist Club of Greater Vienna, bearing on its sides the name "WASHINGTON & OLD DOMINION RAILROAD" and numbered 503, the caboose is open to the public during the afternoons on selected weekends and holidays. Near the caboose is a historical marker, an NVRPA information sign, a metallic crossbuck on a wooden post and a metallic marker post that was once located 1 mile (1.6 km) from a station.[105] A metallic white railroad whistle post with black markings is located in Vienna Centennial Park on the north side of the Trail between Church Street NE and the caboose.

The W&OD Railroad station in Vienna houses a museum and a model railroad layout. Operated by the Northern Virginia Model Railroaders, Inc., the museum displays materials that the W&OD Railroad once used and a model of the station as it appeared when steam locomotives stopped at the station. The model railroad and museum is open to the public during the afternoon of one Saturday of each month except June and August.[106]

 
Retired Norfolk & Western Railway caboose repainted and renamed to W&OD 504 after relocating to W&OD Railroad Regional Park near Herndon Depot Museum (August 2012)
 
Herndon Depot Museum in August 2012
 
View south from Luck Stone Quarry overlook in March 2012

The W&OD Railroad station in Herndon houses the Herndon Depot Museum, which the Herndon Historical Society operates.[107] The museum, which is open on Sundays from noon to 3:00 p.m. from March to mid-December, displays photographs and newspaper articles relating to the history of the Town of Herndon and the W&OD Railroad.[107]

The museum also contains materials that the railroad once used. The museum additionally contains information about the history of a nearby Norfolk and Western Railway cupola caboose whose sides bore the name and logo of the W&OD Railroad and the number 504 in 2006.[108] A railroad whistle post is located near the caboose.[109]

An overlook at the Luck Stone Quarry east of Goose Creek displays a large trap rock quarry.[110] This mineral provides bulk for concrete, macadam and paving stones.[111]

The W&OD Railroad station in Purcellville houses the Loudoun Visitors Center. The Visitors Center contains a W&OD Railroad historical display and hosts wine-tasting events. The Visitors Center is open from noon to 4:00 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays from late April through October.[112]

Natural resources edit

Most of the landscaping in the park is left in a natural state to preserve green space and to provide wildlife habitat.[5] Some natural areas within the park are contiguous to larger natural areas in adjacent public parks, including those in and around the Sparrow Pond wetland,[113] Brandymore Castle[114] and Four Mile Run[115] in Arlington, Piney Branch and Difficult Run in Fairfax County,[116] and the confluence of Goose Creek and Sycolin Creek in Loudoun County.[117]

Park interpreters, local teachers, environmental groups and amateur naturalists use the park as a resource for plant and animal study. These groups have identified approximately 450 species of wildflowers and more than 100 species of birds in the park. Wildlife in the park includes mammals such as foxes, river otters and beavers, and reptiles such as turtles and snakes. A variety of hawks and owls and other resident, non-resident and migratory birds, both upland and aquatic, find habitat in the park.[5]

Transmission lines edit

 
Transmission lines over W&OD Trail in Loudoun County (March 2012)

The W&OD Trail lies beneath a set of electric power transmission lines between its trailhead and the Dominion Virginia Power's Pleasant View Substation in Loudoun County southeast of Leesburg. The power company removes trees along this section of the trail to protect its lines, at times eliciting protests from members of the public and elected officials in the impacted jurisdictions.[118] Trees shade much of the remainder of the trail.

In 2004, Dominion Virginia Power announced plans to extend its transmission lines in Loudoun County above ground from the Pleasant View Substation northwestward along the route of the W&OD Trail.[119] In response, on November 15, 2005, the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors unanimously adopted a resolution of continued opposition to the installation of the proposed transmission lines along the Trail.[120]

Citing the impending loss of trees along its trail, the NVRPA asked the public on December 13, 2005, to oppose Dominion Virginia Power's application for the transmission line project in hearings that the State Corporation Commission (SCC) was planning to conduct as part of its review of the project.[121] During 2005, 2006 and 2007, the NVRPA submitted testimony and briefs to the SCC that opposed the construction of transmission lines along the route of the trail.[122]

In January 2007, an SCC hearing examiner recommended the construction of an overhead transmission line that would follow a wooded segment of the W&OD Trail between Leesburg and Clark's Gap.[123] After the SCC ordered the examiner to consider construction of an underground line along that segment of the trail, the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors unanimously adopted on June 5, 2007, a resolution that supported the location of the line along that segment only if the SCC required Dominion to "install the line underground at a minimum width with the least amount of impact".[123]

The SCC nevertheless approved on February 15, 2008, a transmission line route that would travel above ground for 1.8 miles (2.9 km) along the same segment of the trail.[124] The Commission's approval order stated that the SCC had adopted the Examiner's recommendation against underground construction "due to both the physical, and the cost to the ratepayers, of the impacts that would result therefrom."[124]

Less than three weeks later, on March 4 and 5, 2008, the Senate and the House of Delegates of the Virginia General Assembly unanimously passed emergency legislation that ordered the SCC to approve the underground construction of the line along that segment of the trail as part of a statewide pilot program for the development of such types of transmission lines. Sponsored by Delegate Joe T. May (Republican - Loudoun),[125] the legislation exempted the project from any requirements for further SCC analyses relating to the impacts of the route, including environmental impacts and impacts upon historical resources.[126]

The legislation went into effect when Virginia Governor Tim Kaine approved it on April 2, 2008.[127] Soon afterwards, the power company asked the SCC to approve construction of the underground transmission line in accordance with the terms of the legislation. The SCC approved construction of the underground line on May 28, 2008.[128]

The NVRPA expected the project to result in a significant loss of trees, as the power company planned to dig trenches on each side of the paved trail while installing duct banks to house its conduits.[129] Supporting the NVRPA's expectation, Dominion Virginia Power noted that the environmental impacts associated with underground cable installation in suburban and rural areas are significantly greater than are those of overhead line construction.[130] The W&OD Trail closed for a year in the project area while the power company constructed its underground lines. The trail reopened to the public in November 2010.[131]

Future plans edit

Arlington County edit

In July 2020, NOVA Parks received a $650,000 grant from the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority (NVTA) that enabled NOVA Parks to make plans to extend the organization's "Dual Trails" project for 2 mi (3.2 km) eastward from the City of Falls Church into Arlington County (from North Roosevelt Street to North Carlin Springs Road). Although NOVA Parks had asked NVTA for sufficient funds ($5,646,000) to complete the project, the NVTA awarded only the amount that NOVA Parks had requested for design, engineering and environmental work.[132]

The reduced award followed an NVTA public comment period that attracted more than 300 responders. Most comments supported the expansion, although the majority of comments that NVTA could identify as coming from Arlington opposed it.[133]

Loudoun County edit

There have been plans to extend the trail west to Bluemont and the Appalachian Trail since the 1980s.[134][135] Loudoun County's 2003 Bicycle and Pedestrian Mobility Master Plan and Virginia's 2013 and 2018 Outdoors Plans recommend such extensions.[136]

However, difficulties in identifying a route and acquiring land have prevented construction of a trail along the W&OD Railroad's abandoned right-of-way west of Purcellville.[135] Further, construction has occurred on a portion of the former right-of-way that travels through Round Hill.[137]

For those reasons, the Loudoun County government is no longer considering such a route. Instead, the County is now constructing a new trail that will travel between Purcellville and Round Hill along VA-7 (Business) when completed.

In 2019, the County solicited bids to build a 0.6 miles (1.0 km) shared-use trail that would travel between Main Street (VA 719) in Round Hill and Franklin Park west of Purcellville along East Loudoun Street (VA-7 (Business)).[138] Construction started on the project in 2020 and reached completion at a ribbon-cutting ceremony on September 27, 2022.[139] That section of the trail will connect to a trail under design that will travel along West Main Street (VA 7 (Business)) to connect Franklin Park and downtown Purcellville. County planners estimated in 2023 that the Franklin Park - Purcellville trail would reach substantial completion during the spring of 2028.[140]

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b c d Description and map of W&OD Trail in NVRPA "Washington & Old Dominion Railroad Regional Park" marker at trailhead of W&OD Trail in Shirlington in Arlington County, Virginia. See photographs and description of the marker in Prats, J.J. (ed.). ""Washington and Old Dominion Trail" marker". HMdb: The Historical Marker Database. from the original on December 29, 2018. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
    W & OD Trail. The 100-foot-wide Washington and Old Dominion Railroad Regional Park (W&OD; Trail) features a 45-mile asphalt trail for walking, running, skating, bicycling and other activities and a 33-mile parallel, gravel bridle path for horseback riding and biking. The W & OD Trail traverses the Piedmont between the Potomac River and the Blue Ridge Mountains creating a recreation corridor extending from the Virginia suburb of Arlington to the farming areas of western Loudoun County.     In "Washington and Old Dominion Railroad Markers" series". HMdb: The Historical Marker Database. from the original on May 12, 2021. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
  2. ^ Multiple sources:
    • "Washington and Old Dominion Railroad Regional Park (W&OD)". TrailLink. Rails-to-Trails Conservancy. from the original on June 7, 2017. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
    • Uenuma, F. (June 19, 2008). "A Long Journey on the Trail: The W&OD Is Park, Path and Community, And Paul McCray Has Been the Man in Charge". Loudoun Extra. The Washington Post. p. LZ12. from the original on June 23, 2012. Retrieved June 20, 2008.
  3. ^ History of W&OD Railroad in NVRPA marker at trailhead of W&OD Trail in Shirlington in Arlington County, Virginia: Prats, J.J. (ed.). "Tracks into History: The Washington and Old Dominion Railroad". HMdb: The Historical Marker Database. from the original on October 18, 2020. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
    August 27, 1968 - W&OD; freight service ends and the line is abandoned. Virginia Electric and Power Company (Virginia Power) immediately buys the property to protect its existing easements and for future expansion.
    1978 - After six years of negotiations with Virginia Power, the Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority purchases the right-of-way from Shirlington to Purcellville for use as a multi-use trail which is completed in 1988.     In "Washington and Old Dominion Railroad Markers" series". HMdb: The Historical Marker Database. from the original on May 12, 2021. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
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  19. ^ Height above sea level in feet at listed feature or at the nearest 0.5 mileage marker in detailed maps of portions of trail accessed from "Location of the Washington and Old Dominion Railroad Trail". The Friends of the Washington & Old Dominion Trail. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
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    • Hong, Peter Y. (April 14, 1994). "Bicyclists Receive A Boost". Local. The Washington Post. Retrieved April 15, 2021. Some Arlington residents, however, opposed a proposal to build a bicycle trail through a meadow in Bluemont Park. The trail is intended to replace a bikeway that now runs through a parking lot and next to several playing fields. The Planning Commission also did not support the new Bluemont Park trail.
      "It's a nice, wooded meadowland. It would be better to correct the congestion problem on the other side," where the existing trail is, said Robert G. Atkins, president of the Stonewall Jackson Civic Association.
    • "BCA Opposes Bypass Trail Plan" (PDF). Bluemont Civic Association Newsletter. 2 (1). Arlington County, Virginia: Bluemont Civic Association: 2–3. July 1999. (PDF) from the original on July 26, 2018. Retrieved June 13, 2012. The Bluemont Civic Association voiced its opposition to a proposed bypass bicycle trail before a June 28 hearing of the Arlington County Environment and Energy Conservation Committee. .... The proposal is intended to divert high-speed bicycle and skater traffic from the W&OD Trail in Bluemont Park by constructing a parallel bypass trail on the opposite side of Four Mile Run. The bypass would begin at the intersection of the W&OD Trail and the Bluemont Junction Trail near the soccer field, run on the original W&OD railroad right-of-way under the VEPCO power lines. While BCA supports the concept of a bypass, we are opposed to the bypass as planned, due to the likelihood of significant environmental damage, the lack of a proper Environmental Assessment and the omission of key interested parties in the decision making process. As proposed, the bypass would virtually eliminate a meadow and could significantly disrupt Four Mile Run.
    • Donahue, William T., County Manager (October 4, 2000). . Arlington County, Virginia: Arlington County Government. Archived from the original on February 8, 2012. Retrieved June 13, 2012. The Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority (NVRPA) has requested a License Agreement (License) from the County to permit NVRPA to construct and maintain a portion of the Washington & Old Dominion Trail and related improvements in Bluemont Park where it crosses North Carlin Springs Road. ..... The proposed trail will connect the existing W&OD Trail from just south of Carlin Springs Road to the intersection of the W&OD Trail and the Bluemont Junction Trail, thereby providing an alternative for pedestrian and bicycle traffic from the Four Mile Run Trail through Bluemont Park. ..... The proposed trail would also connect the only unpaved portion of the W&OD Trail on NVRPA property along its 45 mile path from Arlington to Purcellville. ..... At North Carlin Springs Road, the proposed trail is on County property as it approaches and goes under the bridge at Four Mile Run. After crossing under the bridge, the trail reenters the NVRPA property, and crosses a new bridge to connect with the existing W&OD Trail. ..... The NVRPA has desired to connect the W&OD trail segments since the original construction of the trail. NVRPA's property adjacent to Bluemont Park is the last section of the railroad right of way to be developed with the trail. In the early 1990s, funding by NVRPA was proposed to be included in its capital budget and public discussion of the project was initiated. ..... Because of concerns about the environmental impacts of the project, the County Board directed that the trail connection be reviewed by the Environment and Energy Conservation Commission (E2C2), and that citizens and bicycle advisory groups be included in that review. ..... NVRPA has agreed to limit routine mowing along the new trail to three feet from the edge of the asphalt, to install a storm water detention facility, and to identify and establish alternate meadow sites both within the project area and elsewhere along the W&OD trail. NVRPA again reviewed alternate routes and determined that the suggested alternative routes would not resolve the safety issues and would have greater impact on the environment than the proposed route.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
    • A ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new W&OD Trail section in and near Bluemont Park took place on May 11, 2002. See: . News Release: Arlington to Celebrate Sixth Annual Neighborhood Day May 11. Arlington County, Virginia: Arlington County Government. April 29, 2002. Archived from the original on October 31, 2004. Retrieved April 22, 2008.
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    • ""Vienna Centennial Park" marker". The Historical Marker Database. from the original on October 12, 2012. Retrieved September 17, 2008. After repeal of the laws requiring manned cabooses in Virginia, the Norfolk Southern Corporation announced that it would donate cabooses to deserving organizations. The Town of Vienna received a caboose because of the importance of the railroad in Vienna's history and its plans for a Centennial celebration. .... Vienna's caboose was built in 1948 and weighs over 30 tons. It was renamed and renumbered as W&OD Caboose #503. Vienna Centennial Park and the caboose are within the boundaries of the W&OD Regional Trail right-of-way by permission of Virginia Power and the Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority.
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  115. ^ Coordinates of natural area near W&OD Trail and Four Mile Run in Glencarlyn Park in Arlington County: 38°51′42″N 77°07′08″W / 38.861582°N 77.118831°W / 38.861582; -77.118831 (Natural area in Glencarlyn Park)
  116. ^ Coordinates of natural area near W&OD Trail and Piney Branch in Clarks Crossing Park in Fairfax County: 38°55′26″N 77°17′20″W / 38.923793°N 77.288926°W / 38.923793; -77.288926 (Natural area in Clarks Crossing Park)
  117. ^ Coordinates of natural area near W&OD Trail and the confluence of Goose Creek and Sycolin Creek in Two Creeks Trail Area in Loudoun County: 39°04′15″N 77°31′08″W / 39.070737°N 77.518898°W / 39.070737; -77.518898 (Natural area near confluence of Goose Creek and Sycolin Creek)
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      The Loudoun County Board of Supervisors has adopted a resolution of continued opposition to the installation of a proposed Dominion Virginia Power transmission line along the Washington and Old Dominion (W&OD) Trail. The resolution, adopted unanimously by the Board Tuesday, Nov. 15, also calls for continued support of underground construction as the preferred method of installation.
      The Board's resolution states that ″Loudoun County and its citizens will be best served and least damaged″ if the proposed transmission facility is placed underground and not on the W&OD Trail. Dominion Virginia Power has filed an application with the State Corporation Commission (SCC) to construct a new 230,000–volt transmission line in western Loudoun County, from the Pleasant View substation to the Hamilton substation.
    • Reyes, Denise, Deputy Clerk for the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors (November 15, 2005). "Copy Teste: DOMINION VIRGINIA POWER TRANSMISSION LINE FROM THE PLEASANT VIEW SUBSTATION TO THE HAMILTON SUBSTATION". Office of the County Administrator, Loudoun County, Virginia. Leesburg, Virginia: Loudoun County, Virginia, Government. Retrieved August 26, 2010.
      Whereas, Virginia Electric and Power Company d/b/a Dominion Virginia Power ("Dominion" or "Virginia Power") has caused to be filed an application (the "Application:") with the State Corporation Commission (the "Commission") for the installation of a 230kV transmission facility within Loudoun County between the existing Pleasant View Substation and a proposed substation to be located east of the Town of Purcellville (the "Hamilton Station"); .....
      Whereas, Loudoun County and its citizens will be best served and least damaged if the proposed transmission facility is placed underground and is not placed on the W&OD Regional Park (the "W&OD Trail") in any configuration; now, therefore,
      Be It Resolved that the Board of Supervisors of the County of Loudoun, Virginia, on behalf of the citizens of Loudoun County, will continue to oppose any installation of the proposed facility along the W&OD Trail; and will continue to support the underground installation of the proposed facility if it is to be located within the County or any independent political subdivision of the Commonwealth located within the County; and
      Be It Further Resolved that the Board of Supervisors will continue to work with the Town of Leesburg, other incorporated towns, state legislators, other stake holders, the Commission, The Virginia Department of Transportation and Virginia Power to achieve the purpose and intent of this Resolution, including the use of all legal means to ensure that any transmission facility is constructed in accordance with this Resolution      {{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)[permanent dead link]
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    • "Four Arlington Transportation Projects to Receive Regional Funding". News. ARLnow.com. July 10, 2020. from the original on July 14, 2020. Retrieved July 17, 2020. Four major transportation projects in Arlington will receive tens of millions in regional funding, the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority announced today. ....
      W&OD Trail Enhancements in Arlington, which would widen a busy, two-mile stretch of the W&OD Trail in Arlington. The plan has been criticized by a group of tree and environmental advocates worried about tree removal and stormwater runoff.
      The project is only set to receive $650,000 of the requested $5.6 million, which would have covered the entire cost.
    • "Arlington W&OD Trail Enhancements" (PDF). NVTA FY2020-2025 Six Year Program. Fairfax, Virginia: Northern Virginia Transportation Authority. March 5, 2020. (PDF) from the original on June 6, 2020. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
    • "Funding approved to design dual-use segment of W&OD Trail in Arlington". Transportation Notes. Sun Gazette Newspapers: Inside NOVA. July 29, 2020. from the original on October 10, 2021. Retrieved October 10, 2021. The Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority (NOVA Parks) didn't get all the funding it was seeking to create a dual-use trail on about two miles of the Washington & Old Dominion Regional Trail in Arlington. ....
      The Northern Virginia Transportation Authority included $650,000 for design of the project in its recently adopted six-year, $539 million spending package. That was far less than the $5.64 million sought by NOVA Parks to cover the cost of design and construction, with a goal of segregating walkers from bicyclists on the popular trail in an effort to improve safety and mitigate congestion.
      The decision represented a compromise, after Arlington officials received complaints from some residents about the proposal. County Board member Katie Cristol said the decision "will allow NOVA Parks to move forward" and come back for "a more substantive conversation on impacts" at a future date.
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  135. ^ a b Bates, Steve (November 8, 1990). "Trail Clears Hurdle". The Washington Post. from the original on August 4, 2016. Retrieved May 26, 2016. Park Authority officials first must decide where they want the trail extension to go. The linear park follows the right of way of the defunct Washington & Old Dominion Railway between Shirlington, near Interstate 395, and Purcellville. But the portion of the train line's old path that is west of Purcellville is privately owned and probably unavailable for the trail extension, park officials said.
    The agency said it may try to find a new path through the rolling hills or, more likely, it may try to persuade the Virginia Department of Transportation to let it use part of the right of way along Route 7, which connects Purcellville and Bluemont
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    • "Table 5-1: Primary Roads and Connecting Corridors". Loudoun County Bicycle and Pedestrian Mobility Master Plan: Chapter 5: Recommended Bicycle and Pedestrian Network: C. Network Development Priorities. Leesburg, Virginia: Loudoun County Government. October 20, 2003. p. 47. from the original on June 14, 2016. Retrieved June 14, 2016.
      #11: Round Hill- Hamilton: Business Rt. 7: Link Towns via their Main Sts: Round Hill, Purcellville, & Hamilton. Improves access to Franklin Pk, W&OD Trail & local schools: Bikeway/walkway facility design will need to vary throughout this long & diverse corridor. Intersection design & multi- modal traffic flow are key;
      #12: Clarke County-Round Hill: Rt. 7: Link W&OD Trail & Round Hill w/Bluemont & Appalachian Trail. ROW acquisition may be necessary; selecting a bikeway facility may require a study.
    • (PDF). 2013 Virginia Outdoors Plan. Richmond, Virginia: Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation. p. 10.97. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 14, 2016. Retrieved June 14, 2016. Complete the connection between the W&OD Trail and the Appalachian Trail and the connection between the W&OD Trail and White's Ferry. Upon completion, the connection and the W&OD Trail will be an effective east-west axis, linking the Chesapeake Bay with the Appalachian Mountains and serving as an intercounty connector for existing and developing trails throughout the region.
    • "Figure 8.7: Virginia's Proposed and Existing State Connecting Trails" (annotated map). 2018 Virginia Outdoors Plan: Chapter 8: Trails. Richmond, Virginia: Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation. p. 8.5. (PDF) from the original on February 6, 2019. Retrieved February 6, 2018. 8n: W&OD Connector
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    • "Park to Purcellville Trail Options Get Early Airing". Loudoun Now. Leesburg, Virginia. June 8, 2017. Retrieved January 27, 2019 – via Electronic Ink of Leesburg, VA.
      Construction is about to start on another trail project that will link Franklin Park to the Town of Round Hill. That work comes after a decade of planning.
    • "Active Project: Round Hill to Franklin Park Trail: Capital Projects Report: FY 2021 Oct - Nov - Dec: CAPITAL PROJECT REPORT" (annotated map with links to PDF files). Capital Projects Active and Planned in Loudoun County: Adopted FY 2017- FY 2023. Leesburg, Virginia: Loudoun County, Virginia, Department of Transportation and Capital Infrastructure. Retrieved March 18, 2021. This project designs and constructs a mixed use trail from the center of the Town of Round Hill to Franklin Park. .... In this quarter, initiated Phase 1 and 2 cut and fill operations for the trail within Franklin Park, installed E&S controls along East Loudoun Street, relocated the water line at East Loudoun Street and began the storm water infrastructure at East Loudoun Street. In the next quarter, H&SS expects to continue Phase 1 and 2 cut and fill operations at the park. Storm water infrastructure along East Loudoun Street will continue, weather permitting. The 3Q FY 2020 report referenced a delay in the project construction completion from fall 2021 to winter 2020; this was an error. The report should have reported the construction completion delay as winter 2022.
    • "Ribbon Cutting for Round Hill to Franklin Park Trail Project Set for September 27". County News. Leesburg, Virginia: Loudoun County, Virginia, government. September 13, 2022. from the original on June 10, 2023. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
    • "Franklin Park". Leesburg, Virginia: Loudoun County, Virginia, Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Services. from the original on February 6, 2019. Retrieved February 6, 2019 – via Government Websites by CivicPlus.
      Franklin Park is a regional park in western Loudoun County. Its 203 acres of rolling hills harbor majestic views of the Blue Ridge Mountains. .... The park opened on July 4, 1998, and offers a wide variety of outdoor activities.
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    • "Park to Purcellville Trail Options Get Early Airing". Loudoun Now. Leesburg, Virginia. June 8, 2017. Retrieved January 27, 2019 – via Electronic Ink of Leesburg, VA.
      About two dozen Purcellville area residents gathered at Emerick Elementary School on Wednesday night to learn more about plans to build a pedestrian and bicycle trail between the town and Franklin Park. ..... Now, the planners are looking at a 1.1-mile route from the park's swimming pool complex, following along Tranquility Road and then connecting with the sidewalk on Main Street at South 32nd Street. The main question is whether the path would be built on the north or south side of Rt. 7 Business/Main Street.
    • "Active Project: Franklin Park to Purcellville Trail: Capital Project Report: FY 2021 Oct - Nov - Dec" (annotated map with links to PDF files). Capital Projects Active and Planned in Loudoun County: Adopted FY 2017- FY 2023. Leesburg, Virginia: Loudoun County, Virginia, Department of Transportation and Capital Infrastructure. Retrieved March 18, 2021. This project provides funding to develop a trail alignment and preliminary design for a recreation trail from Franklin Park to the Town of Purcellville. .... In this quarter, the design consultant, Dewberry, analyzed options for the proposed trail to cross West Main Street (Business Route 7) at Tranquility Lane and preparations for a future public information meeting continued. In the next quarter, DTCI staff will schedule a public information meeting for the project. Since there are tight ROW and utility constraints associated with the proposed trail, additional time has been required to analyze alternative alignment options. As a result, the completion of the design phase has been delayed from fall 2020 to fall 2021.
    • "Franklin Park to Purcellville Trail". Projects, Studies & Plans. Leesburg, Virginia: Loudoun County, Virginia, government. from the original on June 4, 2023. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
    • "Franklin Park to Purcellville Trail". Hot Topics and Important Issues. Purcellville, Virginia: Town of Purcellville, Virginia, government. from the original on August 1, 2023. Retrieved December 31, 2023.

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The Washington and Old Dominion Railroad Regional Park is a linear regional park in Northern Virginia The park s primary feature is the Washington and Old Dominion Railroad Trail abbreviated as W amp OD Trail an asphalt surfaced paved rail trail that runs through densely populated urban and suburban communities as well as through rural areas 1 2 Most of the trail travels on top of the rail bed of the former Washington and Old Dominion Railroad which closed in 1968 3 Washington amp Old Dominion Railroad TrailStone arch at Clarke s Gap August 2008Length44 7 mi 71 9 km LocationVirginia United StatesTrailheadsEast Shirlington in Arlington CountyWest Purcellville in Loudoun CountyUseBikingHorseback ridingRunningHikingElevation change469 ft 143 m Highest pointClarke s Gap 610 ft 190 m Lowest pointShirlington 141 ft 43 m DifficultyEasySeasonAllTrail mapMap all coordinates in Washington and Old Dominion Railroad Regional Park using OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as KML GPX all coordinates GPX primary coordinates GPX secondary coordinates Although the park is 44 6 miles 71 8 km long it is only about 100 feet 30 m wide The rail trail is approximately 10 feet 3 0 m wide through much of its length and is a shared use path that is suitable for walking running cycling and roller skating 1 4 A crushed bluestone surfaced bridle path travels near the paved trail in the park s most westerly 33 miles 53 km 1 4 The path is suitable for horseback riding and mountain biking 1 NOVA Parks formerly named the Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority NVRPA administers and maintains the park and its trails NOVA Parks keeps most of the parkland surrounding the trails in a natural state The park authority has placed alongside the paved trail a series of mile markers and a number of interpretative exhibits that describe the historic and natural features of the park see Washington and Old Dominion Railroad Stations for locations of historical markers near the W amp OD Trail 5 6 The headquarters office of the park is near the southwest side of the trail at Smith s Switch Road in Ashburn 7 A park rest stop is adjacent to the trail near the park s headquarters Contents 1 Route 2 Trail features 3 History 3 1 Trail construction and extension 3 2 Spot changes 3 3 W amp OD Dual Trails project 4 Designations 5 Historic structures 6 Displays and museums 7 Natural resources 8 Transmission lines 9 Future plans 9 1 Arlington County 9 2 Loudoun County 10 See also 11 Notes 12 References 13 External links 13 1 Maps and elevation tablesRoute edit nbsp Looking east towards the start of the W amp OD Trail in Arlington County May 2014 nbsp The W amp OD crushed bluestone bridle path just east of the junction with Wiehle Avenue VA 828 in Reston Virginia in August 2021 nbsp Marker at end of the W amp OD Trail in Purcellville showing the trail s route August 2018 nbsp W amp OD Trail Elevation Map 2008 The W amp OD Trail begins in the Nauck neighborhood near the Shirlington section of Arlington County close to the boundary between the County and the City of Alexandria 8 9 The trail ends in Purcellville in western Loudoun County Its route largely parallels the routes of the Potomac River and Virginia State Route 7 VA 7 10 The trail connects at its origin to the paved Four Mile Run Trail which travels eastward through Arlington along a stream embankment to meet the Mount Vernon Trail at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport near the Potomac River 8 11 The start of the trail is also accessible from the Shirlington exit Exit 6 of Interstate 395 I 395 the Henry G Shirley Memorial Highway 8 12 nbsp Bridge over Four Mile Run in Glencarlyn Park south of Arlington Boulevard U S Route 50 July 2020 The trail parallels the more curving and hilly Four Mile Run Trail throughout its route in Arlington 13 Although they coincide in several locations the two trails generally travel on opposite sides of the Run There are no restrooms and few water fountains alongside the W amp OD Trail in the County Restrooms and additional water fountains are available near ball fields and picnic areas along the Four Mile Run Trail 8 The W amp OD Trail s trailhead Mile 0 is at the intersection of South Shirlington Road and South Four Mile Run Drive 8 9 The trail starts in the Atlantic Coastal Plain at the trail s lowest elevation 72 feet 22 m above sea level 14 nbsp W amp OD Railroad Regional Park sign in Falls Church September 2012 The trail climbs 213 feet 65 m in 5 8 miles 9 3 km while traveling northwest through Arlington County While in Arlington the trail ascends through the Atlantic Seaboard fall line while climbing upstream in the valley of Four Mile Run The trail crosses the Run seven times in the valley on bridges whose abutments were constructed before the Civil War by the Alexandria Loudoun amp Hampshire Railroad a predecessor of the W amp OD Railroad 14 After crossing Columbia Pike VA 244 the trail enters a steeply sloped woodland that covers both sides of the valley The trail crosses under Arlington Boulevard U S Route 50 while within the woodland 8 14 Near the end of the woodland the trail intersects the Bluemont Junction Trail a 1 3 miles 2 1 km long paved rail trail that travels to Ballston on the bed of a former W amp OD Railroad branch that once ran to Rosslyn and Georgetown 8 0 6 miles 1 0 km past that intersection the W amp OD Trail intersects the Custis Trail a 4 5 miles 7 2 km long paved shared use path that travels along Interstate 66 I 66 the Custis Memorial Parkway to Rosslyn and which provides access to Washington D C and the northern end of the Mount Vernon Trail 8 14 After crossing its intersection with the Custis Trail the W amp OD Trail travels northwest near an I 66 soundwall for most of its remaining course in Arlington After crossing under North Sycamore Street next to Four Mile Run the W amp OD Trail crosses over the Run and passes the East Falls Church station on Washington Metro s Orange and Silver Lines 8 14 After leaving the fall line the W amp OD Trail enters the Piedmont plateau region near the west corner of the County The trail continues to climb in the Piedmont while traveling northwest through the City of Falls Church and Fairfax County 14 The trail reaches an elevation of 489 feet 149 m at its crossing of I 66 in Fairfax County When it reaches this point the trail has risen 417 feet 127 m while traveling 8 4 miles 13 5 km 14 nbsp Bridge over Difficult Run in Fairfax County October 2020 After crossing over I 495 the Capital Beltway on a trail bridge and passing Dunn Loring the trail begins a long descent as it travels through Vienna After leaving Vienna the trail continues to descend until it reaches Mile 14 where its elevation of 242 feet 74 m is only 170 feet 52 m higher than is its elevation at the trail s origin 14 After the trail crosses Difficult Run Mile 14 3 it ascends and descends between additional streams including Sugarland Run Broad Run Beaverdam Run Goose Creek Sycolin Creek and Tuscarora Creek as it travels further northwest in the Piedmont through or near Reston Herndon Sterling Ashburn and Leesburg While traveling through Reston the trail crosses Wiehle Avenue VA 828 0 3 miles 0 5 km northeast of the Wiehle Reston East station on Washington Metro s Silver Line 14 15 nbsp View of Goose Creek from the W amp OD Trail in March 2012When crossing Tuscarora Creek in Leesburg the trail s elevation of 315 feet 96 m is only 2 feet 0 61 m higher than the highest elevation 313 feet 95 m that it reached in Arlington After crossing that stream the trail climbs northwest in 6 0 miles 9 7 km to reach its highest elevation 606 feet 185 m while traveling on a bridge carrying VA 9 Charles Town Pike over VA 7 near the saddle point of Clarke s Gap in Catoctin Mountain 16 0 3 miles 0 48 km before this crossing the trail travels under an old stone arch that formerly carried VA 7 over the W amp OD Railroad 14 The trail then turns west descends through Paeonian Springs to Hamilton Station and climbs to reach Purcellville When the trail terminates in Purcellville its elevation is 513 feet 156 m above sea level 14 Trail features editFeature Jurisdiction 17 Distance fromTrailhead 18 Trail Elevation 19 CoordinatesFour Mile Run Trail W amp OD Trail Connector City of Alexandria Arlington County 38 50 35 N 77 04 52 W 38 8431797 N 77 0811698 W 38 8431797 77 0811698 Four Mile Run Trail W amp OD Trail Connector Trailhead Arlington County 0 72 feet 22 m 38 50 39 N 77 05 09 W 38 844269 N 77 085878 W 38 844269 77 085878 W amp OD Trail trailhead Crossing of Columbia Pike VA 244 Arlington County 1 6 miles 2 6 km 131 feet 40 m 38 51 23 N 77 06 35 W 38 856398 N 77 109649 W 38 856398 77 109649 W amp OD Trail crossing of Columbia Pike Overlook of Sparrow Pond wetland Arlington County 2 0 miles 3 2 km 91 feet 28 m 38 51 43 N 77 06 56 W 38 862077 N 77 115532 W 38 862077 77 115532 Sparrow Pond Arlington Boulevard U S Route 50 bridge over trail and Four Mile Run Arlington County 2 7 miles 4 3 km 190 feet 58 m 38 51 59 N 77 07 26 W 38 866501 N 77 123769 W 38 866501 77 123769 U S Route 50 bridge over W amp OD Trail Carlin Springs Road bridge over trail and Four Mile Run Arlington County 3 0 miles 4 8 km 196 feet 60 m 38 52 04 N 77 07 40 W 38 867893 N 77 127749 W 38 867893 77 127749 Carlin Springs Road bridge over W amp OD Trail Intersection with Bluemont Junction Trail Arlington County 3 3 miles 5 3 km 231 feet 70 m 38 52 19 N 77 07 56 W 38 871832 N 77 132108 W 38 871832 77 132108 Intersection of W amp OD Trail and Bluemont Junction Trail Bluemont Junction Railroad Display and Caboose Arlington County 3 4 miles 5 5 km 231 feet 70 m 38 52 23 N 77 07 57 W 38 87306 N 77 132564 W 38 87306 77 132564 Bluemont Junction caboose Wilson Boulevard bridge over trail and Four Mile Run Arlington County 3 5 miles 5 6 km 216 feet 66 m 38 52 30 N 77 08 01 W 38 875012 N 77 133618 W 38 875012 77 133618 Wilson Boulevard bridge over W amp OD Trailand Four Mile Run Intersection with Custis Trail Arlington County 3 9 miles 6 3 km 225 feet 69 m 38 52 45 N 77 08 20 W 38 879128 N 77 13877 W 38 879128 77 13877 Intersection of W amp OD Trail and Custis Trail Brandymore Castle rock outcrop Arlington County 4 8 miles 7 7 km 270 feet 82 m 38 53 02 N 77 09 12 W 38 883792 N 77 153437 W 38 883792 77 153437 Brandymore Castle N Sycamore Street near East Falls Church Metro Station Arlington County 5 0 miles 8 0 km 270 feet 82 m 38 53 10 N 77 09 25 W 38 886072 N 77 157047 W 38 886072 77 157047 East Falls Church Metro Station Trail bridge over Lee Highway U S 29 Arlington County 5 6 miles 9 0 km 292 feet 89 m 38 53 14 N 77 09 45 W 38 887280 N 77 162366 W 38 887280 77 162366 Trail Bridge over Lee Highway U S Route 29 Former site of Falls Church W amp OD Railroad station Arlington County 5 6 miles 9 0 km 292 feet 89 m 38 53 14 N 77 09 45 W 38 887358 N 77 162631 W 38 887358 77 162631 Site of Falls Church station of W amp OD Railroad Coal trestle remnant Arlington County 5 6 miles 9 0 km 306 feet 93 m 38 53 15 N 77 09 48 W 38 8875844 N 77 1634462 W 38 8875844 77 1634462 Coal trestle Washington amp Old Dominion Railroad Crossing of Little Falls Road Arlington County 5 9 miles 9 5 km 277 feet 84 m 38 53 18 N 77 09 57 W 38 888313 N 77 165928 W 38 888313 77 165928 Crossing of W amp OD Trail and Little Falls Road W amp OD Railroad station mile marker post City of Falls Church 5 9 miles 9 5 km 285 feet 87 m 38 53 18 N 77 09 59 W 38 888471 N 77 166426 W 38 888471 77 166426 W amp OD Railroad station mile marker post Former site of West Falls Church W amp OD Railroad station City of Falls Church 6 9 miles 11 1 km 344 feet 105 m 38 53 30 N 77 11 07 W 38 891649 N 77 185226 W 38 891649 77 185226 Site of West Falls Church station of W amp OD Railroad Trail bridge over West Broad Street VA 7 City of Falls Church 7 0 miles 11 3 km 374 feet 114 m 38 53 30 N 77 11 09 W 38 891768 N 77 185972 W 38 891768 77 185972 W amp OD Trail bridge over West Broad Street VA Route 7 Trail and Virginia Lane bridge over I 66 and Washington Metro Fairfax County 8 4 miles 13 5 km 489 feet 149 m 38 53 28 N 77 12 38 W 38 890995 N 77 2106 W 38 890995 77 2106 Virginia Lane bridge over I 66 and Metrorail Trail bridge over I 495 Capital Beltway Fairfax County 8 8 miles 14 2 km 430 feet 130 m 38 53 26 N 77 13 04 W 38 890555 N 77 217866 W 38 890555 77 217866 W amp OD Trail bridge over I 495 Capital Beltway Crossing of Sandburg Street Dunn Loring Fairfax County 9 1 miles 14 6 km 392 feet 119 m 38 53 30 N 77 13 20 W 38 8916257 N 77 2223264 W 38 8916257 77 2223264 Sandburg Street Dunn Loring Crossing of Gallows Road VA 650 Fairfax County 9 3 miles 15 0 km 429 feet 131 m 38 53 32 N 77 13 30 W 38 892351 N 77 224982 W 38 892351 77 224982 Gallows Road VA 650 Arlington amp Fairfax Railway bridge abutments Town of Vienna 10 4 miles 16 7 km 491 feet 150 m 38 54 00 N 77 14 45 W 38 89988 N 77 245718 W 38 89988 77 245718 Washington Virginia Railway bridge abutments Crossing of Maple Avenue E VA 123 Town of Vienna 11 5 miles 18 5 km 375 feet 114 m 38 54 09 N 77 15 50 W 38 902544 N 77 264003 W 38 902544 77 264003 Freeman Store and Museum Freeman Store and Museum Church Street NE Town of Vienna 11 6 miles 18 7 km 364 feet 111 m 38 54 12 N 77 15 54 W 38 903357 N 77 265113 W 38 903357 77 265113 Freeman Store and Museum Railroad whistle post in Vienna Centennial Park Town of Vienna 11 7 miles 18 8 km 360 feet 110 m 38 54 12 N 77 15 56 W 38 9033584 N 77 2655408 W 38 9033584 77 2655408 Whistle post in Vienna Centennial Park Vienna Caboose Museum in Vienna Centennial Park Town of Vienna 11 7 miles 18 8 km 360 feet 110 m 38 54 13 N 77 15 57 W 38 903608 N 77 265708 W 38 903608 77 265708 Vienna Caboose Museum Vienna W amp OD Railroad Station and model railroad Town of Vienna 11 8 miles 19 0 km 360 feet 110 m 38 54 15 N 77 16 01 W 38 904142 N 77 266974 W 38 904142 77 266974 Vienna W amp OD Railroad Station and model railroad Eudora Park 20 Fairfax County 12 5 miles 20 1 km 309 feet 94 m 38 54 49 N 77 16 39 W 38 913593 N 77 277627 W 38 913593 77 277627 Eudora Park Clarks Crossing Road and Park 21 Fairfax County 13 2 miles 21 2 km 285 feet 87 m 38 55 15 N 77 17 09 W 38 920971 N 77 285783 W 38 920971 77 285783 Clarks Crossing Road and Park Trail bridge over Piney Branch Fairfax County 13 6 miles 21 9 km 281 feet 86 m 38 55 32 N 77 17 18 W 38 925642 N 77 288381 W 38 925642 77 288381 W amp OD Trail bridge over Piney Branch Trail bridge over Difficult Run Fairfax County 14 3 miles 23 0 km 252 feet 77 m 38 55 51 N 77 17 54 W 38 930942 N 77 29834 W 38 930942 77 29834 W amp OD Trail Bridge over Difficult Run Crossing of Hunter Mill Road VA 674 Fairfax County 14 7 miles 23 7 km 252 feet 77 m 38 55 58 N 77 18 18 W 38 932706 N 77 305038 W 38 932706 77 305038 Hunter Mill Road VA 674 Crossing of Sunrise Valley Drive VA 5320 Fairfax County 15 8 miles 25 4 km 343 feet 105 m 38 56 31 N 77 19 18 W 38 941895 N 77 321618 W 38 941895 77 321618 Sunrise Valley Drive VA 5320 Dulles Access Road and Dulles Toll Road VA 267 bridges over trail Fairfax County 16 1 miles 25 9 km 394 feet 120 m 38 56 41 N 77 19 32 W 38 944607 N 77 325618 W 38 944607 77 325618 Dulles Access Road and Dulles Toll Road bridges over W amp OD Trail Crossing of Wiehle Avenue near Wiehle Reston East Metro Station Fairfax County 16 8 miles 27 0 km 393 feet 120 m 38 57 02 N 77 20 09 W 38 950455 N 77 335805 W 38 950455 77 335805 W amp OD Trail crossing of Wiehle Avenue Sunset Hills W amp OD Railroad Station Reston Fairfax County 17 7 miles 28 5 km 413 feet 126 m 38 57 21 N 77 21 06 W 38 955869 N 77 351789 W 38 955869 77 351789 Sunset Hills W amp OD Railroad Station Northbound Reston Parkway VA 602 bridge over trail Fairfax County 17 9 miles 28 8 km 442 feet 135 m 38 57 25 N 77 21 17 W 38 956859 N 77 354849 W 38 956859 77 354849 Northbound Reston Parkway VA 602 bridge over trail Intersection with trail to Reston Town Center Fairfax County 18 2 miles 29 3 km 408 feet 124 m 38 57 23 N 77 21 41 W 38 956347 N 77 361318 W 38 956347 77 361318 Intersection of W amp OD Trail and trail to Reston Town Center Intersection with trail to Fairfax County Parkway Trail Fairfax County 18 3 miles 29 5 km 390 feet 120 m 38 57 28 N 77 22 06 W 38 957696 N 77 368381 W 38 957696 77 368381 Intersection of W amp OD Trail and trail to Fairfax County Parkway Trail Sugarland Run culvert Town of Herndon 18 8 miles 30 3 km 384 feet 117 m 38 57 35 N 77 22 16 W 38 9596028 N 77 3711514 W 38 9596028 77 3711514 Sugarland Run culvert Intersection with Sugarland Run Valley Stream Trail Town of Herndon 18 9 miles 30 4 km 384 feet 117 m 38 57 37 N 77 22 18 W 38 960155 N 77 371800 W 38 960155 77 371800 Intersection with Sugarland Run Valley Stream Trail Herndon Depot Museum Town of Herndon 19 9 miles 32 0 km 396 feet 121 m 38 58 13 N 77 23 09 W 38 970174 N 77 385716 W 38 970174 77 385716 Herndon W amp OD Railroad Station and Museum Herndon Caboose Town of Herndon 20 0 miles 32 2 km 393 feet 120 m 38 58 15 N 77 23 10 W 38 970733 N 77 386073 W 38 970733 77 386073 Herndon Caboose Fairfax County Loudoun County boundary 21 2 miles 34 1 km 357 feet 109 m 38 58 58 N 77 24 09 W 38 98264 N 77 40257 W 38 98264 77 40257 Fairfax County Loudoun County boundary Crossing of S Sterling Boulevard VA 846 Loudoun County 22 4 miles 36 0 km 346 feet 105 m 38 59 37 N 77 25 04 W 38 993672 N 77 417847 W 38 993672 77 417847 Crossing of S Sterling Boulevard West Church Road VA 625 bridge over trail Sterling Loudoun County 23 3 miles 37 5 km 306 feet 93 m 39 00 19 N 77 25 40 W 39 0053911 N 77 4278775 W 39 0053911 77 4278775 W Church Street Underpass Sterling Ruritan Circle Old Church Road VA 859 Sterling tracks near trail 22 Loudoun County 23 4 miles 37 7 km 316 feet 96 m 39 00 22 N 77 25 42 W 39 006113 N 77 428410 W 39 006113 77 428410 W amp OD Trail crossing of Ruritan Circle Sterling Trail bridge over Sully Road VA 28 viewpoint Loudoun County 23 9 miles 38 5 km 346 feet 105 m 39 00 41 N 77 26 00 W 39 011481 N 77 433336 W 39 011481 77 433336 W amp OD Trail bridge over Sulley Road VA Route 28 Trail bridge over Broad Run Loudoun County 24 7 miles 39 8 km 251 feet 77 m 39 01 06 N 77 26 42 W 39 01845 N 77 444923 W 39 01845 77 444923 W amp OD Trail bridge over Broad Run Trail bridge over Loudoun County Parkway VA 607 Loudoun County 24 8 miles 39 9 km 275 feet 84 m 39 01 13 N 77 26 52 W 39 020208 N 77 447865 W 39 020208 77 447865 W amp OD Trail bridge over Loudoun County Parkway W amp OD Regional Park Headquarters Ashburn Loudoun County 25 7 miles 41 4 km 258 feet 79 m 39 01 38 N 77 27 39 W 39 027355 N 77 460783 W 39 027355 77 460783 W amp OD Regional Park headquarters Ashburn Smiths Switch Station rest stop Ashburn Loudoun County 25 7 miles 41 4 km 258 feet 79 m 39 01 39 N 77 27 37 W 39 027615 N 77 460367 W 39 027615 77 460367 Smiths Switch Station rest stop Ashburn Trail bridge over Beaverdam Run Loudoun County 26 2 miles 42 2 km 237 feet 72 m 39 01 55 N 77 28 02 W 39 031905 N 77 467293 W 39 031905 77 467293 W amp OD Trail bridge over Beaverdam Run Crossing of Ashburn Road VA 641 Loudoun County 27 5 miles 44 3 km 281 feet 86 m 39 02 38 N 77 29 15 W 39 0439736 N 77 487430 W 39 0439736 77 487430 Crossing of W amp OD Trail and Ashburn Road VA 641 Trail bridge over Claiborne Parkway VA 901 Loudoun Parkway 28 6 miles 46 0 km 325 feet 99 m 39 03 11 N 77 30 10 W 39 053159 N 77 502749 W 39 053159 77 502749 W amp OD Trail bridge over Claiborne Parkway VA Route 901 Crossing of Belmont Ridge Road VA 659 Loudoun County 29 5 miles 47 5 km 310 feet 94 m 39 03 49 N 77 30 40 W 39 063652 N 77 511090 W 39 063652 77 511090 Crossing of W amp OD Trail and Belmont Ridge Road VA Route 659 Overlook of Luck Stone Quarry Loudoun County 29 7 miles 47 8 km 304 feet 93 m 39 04 02 N 77 31 03 W 39 067344 N 77 517481 W 39 067344 77 517481 W amp OD Trail overlook of Luck Stone Quarry Trail bridge over Goose Creek Loudoun County 30 1 miles 48 4 km 263 feet 80 m 39 04 10 N 77 31 10 W 39 0695212 N 77 5195795 W 39 0695212 77 5195795 W amp OD Trail bridge over Goose Creek Entrance to Two Creeks Trail Area Loudoun County 30 2 miles 48 6 km 262 feet 80 m 39 04 14 N 77 31 14 W 39 0705874 N 77 5206256 W 39 0705874 77 5206256 Entrance to Two Creeks Trail Area Trail bridge over Sycolin Creek Loudoun County 30 4 miles 48 9 km 256 feet 78 m 39 04 20 N 77 31 29 W 39 0723324 N 77 524707 W 39 0723324 77 524707 W amp OD Trail bridge over Sycolin Creek Crossing of Cochrane Mill Road VA 653 Loudoun County 30 7 miles 49 4 km 272 feet 83 m 39 04 26 N 77 31 42 W 39 073783 N 77 5281992 W 39 073783 77 5281992 Crossing of W amp OD Trail and Cochrane Mill Road VA Route 653 Pleasant View Substation of Dominion Virginia Power Loudoun County 30 8 miles 49 6 km 275 feet 84 m 39 04 33 N 77 31 43 W 39 075888 N 77 528747 W 39 075888 77 528747 Pleasant View substation of Dominion Virginia Power Crosstrail Boulevard bridge over trail Loudoun County 31 2 miles 50 2 km 295 feet 90 m 39 04 46 N 77 31 54 W 39 079431 N 77 531618 W 39 079431 77 531618 Crosstrail Boulevard bridge over W amp OD Trail Trail bridge over Tuscarora Creek Town of Leesburg 32 4 miles 52 1 km 315 feet 96 m 39 05 44 N 77 32 32 W 39 0955799 N 77 5422549 W 39 0955799 77 5422549 W amp OD Trail bridge over Tuscarora Creek VA 7 U S 15 bridges over trail Town of Leesburg 33 0 miles 53 1 km 294 feet 90 m 39 06 01 N 77 32 59 W 39 100376 N 77 549829 W 39 100376 77 549829 VA Route 7 U S Route 15 bridges over W amp OD Trail 19th century lime kiln Town of Leesburg 34 1 miles 54 9 km 339 feet 103 m 39 06 35 N 77 33 40 W 39 109596 N 77 561014 W 39 109596 77 561014 19th century lime kiln Crossing of Harrison Street SE Town of Leesburg 34 3 miles 55 2 km 326 feet 99 m 39 06 37 N 77 33 48 W 39 1104 N 77 563198 W 39 1104 77 563198 Crossing of W amp OD Trail and Harrison Street SE Crossing of S King Street U S 15 Business Town of Leesburg 34 4 miles 55 4 km 320 feet 98 m 39 06 43 N 77 33 58 W 39 111986 N 77 566137 W 39 111986 77 566137 Crossing of W amp OD Trail and S King Street U S Route 15 Business Trail bridge over VA 7 Town of Leesburg 35 5 miles 57 1 km 433 feet 132 m 39 06 37 N 77 35 16 W 39 11035 N 77 587756 W 39 11035 77 587756 W amp OD Trail bridge over VA Route 7 Crossing of Dry Mill Road VA 699 Loudoun County 38 0 miles 61 2 km 582 feet 177 m 39 08 16 N 77 36 34 W 39 137734 N 77 609582 W 39 137734 77 609582 Crossing of W amp OD Trail and Dry Mill Road Stone arch over trail at Clarke s Gap Loudoun County 38 2 miles 61 5 km 579 feet 176 m 39 08 22 N 77 36 39 W 39 13957 N 77 610887 W 39 13957 77 610887 Stone arch over W amp OD Trail at Clarke s Gap Trail and VA 9 Charles Town Pike bridge over VA 7 at Clarke s Gap trail high point Loudoun County 38 4 miles 61 8 km 606 feet 185 m 39 08 27 N 77 36 45 W 39 140942 N 77 612526 W 39 140942 77 612526 VA State Route 9 bridge over VA Route 7 Clarks Gap passenger shelter relocated Paeonian Springs Loudoun County 39 2 miles 63 1 km 555 feet 169 m 39 08 52 N 77 37 10 W 39 147864 N 77 619434 W 39 147864 77 619434 Clarks Gap passenger shelter relocated Hamilton W amp OD Railroad Station Loudoun County 40 9 miles 65 8 km 443 feet 135 m 39 08 39 N 77 39 05 W 39 144091 N 77 651303 W 39 144091 77 651303 Hamilton W amp OD Railroad Station Crossing of Berlin Turnpike VA 287 Loudoun County 43 0 miles 69 2 km 519 feet 158 m 39 08 44 N 77 41 29 W 39 145532 N 77 691279 W 39 145532 77 691279 Crossing of Berlin Turnpike VA 287 VA 7 bridges over trail and Berlin Turnpike VA 287 Loudoun County 43 1 miles 69 4 km 519 feet 158 m 39 08 40 N 77 41 30 W 39 144558 N 77 691665 W 39 144558 77 691665 VA 7 bridges over trail and Berlin Turnpike VA 287 Crossing of N Maple Avenue VA 722 Town of Purcellville 43 8 miles 70 5 km 503 feet 153 m 39 08 31 N 77 42 03 W 39 142063 N 77 700802 W 39 142063 77 700802 Crossing of Hatcher Avenue VA 722 Crossing of Hatcher Avenue VA 611 Town of Purcellville 44 4 miles 71 5 km 516 feet 157 m 39 08 18 N 77 42 47 W 39 138467 N 77 713114 W 39 138467 77 713114 Crossing of Hatcher Avenue VA 611 Purcellville Train Station N 21st Street Town of Purcellville 44 6 miles 71 8 km 513 feet 156 m 39 08 18 N 77 42 58 W 39 138441 N 77 716116 W 39 138441 77 716116 Purcellville Train Station End of trail Town of Purcellville 44 6 miles 71 8 km 513 feet 156 m 39 08 19 N 77 42 59 W 39 138561 N 77 716250 W 39 138561 77 716250 End of W amp OD Trail History editWhen the W amp OD Railroad closed in 1968 its 100 feet 30 5 m wide right of way extended from Potomac Yard in Alexandria to the center of Purcellville In October 1968 the Virginia State Highway Department started condemnation proceedings to acquire the right of way which was eventually donated to the state where it crossed Shirley Highway The section where it crossed the future Interstate 66 was also donated 23 In the same year that the railroad closed the land that lay west of the Alexandria Arlington boundary was sold for 4 91 million to Virginia Electric and Power Company VEPCO part of which was incorporated into Dominion Virginia Power in 2000 24 for power line right of way 25 Also in 1968 the Town of Vienna rejected a proposal to ask the State Highway Commission to add the railroad ROW to the urban road system for Northern Virginia and instead sought to purchase the ROW and include part of it in the new Northside Park 26 In 1969 Vienna asked VEPCO to give them the ROW through town 27 In 1971 voters in Fairfax County approved a 35 million park bond referendum that was to be used in part to buy the W amp OD right of way in the county and buy another 590 acres of land along the route for campgrounds and picnic areas but due to slow negotiations with VEPCO that money spent elsewhere 28 1972 voters approved the construction of a trail then called The Virginia Creeper along the right of way 29 In 1973 a study of the right of way proposed using it for a linear park 30 Trail construction and extension edit The first portion of the W amp OD Trail opened in 1974 within the City of Falls Church under a lease agreement between the City government the power company VEPCO and the NVRPA 31 It extended from Little Falls Street to Railroad Avenue By late 1976 a second 1 mile long section opened in Vienna again with permission from VEPCO 30 As the 1 5 miles 2 4 km trails proved to be popular the NVRPA and Fairfax County proposed building a 7 5 mile long trail to connect them as part of a Bicentennial project but VEPCO refused to give the land away lease it for a 1 a year or sell it in pieces instead it wanted sell the whole piece of property at once 30 After the state legislature passed a unanimous resolution in favor of the trail and promised oversite of VEPCO the impasse was overcome 32 VEPCO agreed to sell the entire right of way to NVRPA on December 19 1977 for 3 6 million allowing regular purchases of it between 1978 and 1982 and Fairfax County voters passed another 51 1 million bond referendum that included money to pay for it 32 33 The power company retained an easement that permitted the company to maintain its lines and to extend them along the right of way if needed The NVRPA was not able to acquire from the power company the portion of the right of way that lay within the City of Alexandria The NVRPA also could not acquire the portion of right of way that the highway department had retained for construction of I 66 near East Falls Church in Arlington and various portions of the right of way that contained existing or potential highway crossings The NVRPA extended the trail east and west of Falls Church as it acquired portions of the right of way until it stretched from Alexandria to Purcellville 34 In 1979 the trail was extended 26 miles 42 km westward from Falls Church to Goose Creek with the aid of a federal Rails to Trails grant although it was only paved as far as Maple Avenue East VA Route 123 in Vienna a distance of 6 miles 10 km 35 Beyond that it was only suitable for hiking 36 In 1981 the NVRPA paved the trail from Vienna to Herndon During the same year the NVRPA also converted a section 12 miles 19 km long from Herndon to Leesburg from a hiking trail to a gravel path 37 In 1982 the NVRPA completed a trail underpass at U S 15 Leesburg Bypass east of Leesburg increasing the trail s total distance to over 30 miles 48 km The trail s route west of Leesburg remained accessible only by foot 38 Also in 1982 the trail was extended and paved eastward from Falls Church to Patrick Henry Drive in Arlington as part of the construction of I 66 38 39 During that same time period the NVRPA began paving the easternmost section of trail from Shirlington Road to Columbia Pike VA 244 in Arlington with that work completed by the end of 1983 40 In September 1984 the NVRPA finished paving two sections of the trail an extension westward from Herndon to Sterling and two weeks later an extension east from I 66 to Columbia Pike 41 Prior to the 1984 completion the Arlington section of the trail from Columbia Pike to Lee Highway had been a dirt and gravel path A sewer construction project that traveled along Four Mile Run delayed the paving for years 40 In 1985 the NVRPA extended the paved portion of the trail through Leesburg together with a parallel bridle path that NVRPA extended to Purcellville 42 The paved trail reached its western terminus in Purcellville in 1988 34 In 2002 the NVRPA constructed the final section of the trail in and near Arlington County s Bluemont Park ceb Construction was delayed for years after encountering opposition from the public because of the paved section s potential environmental impacts When completed the final section connected the W amp OD Trail s intersection with the Bluemont Junction Trail to the section of the W amp OD Trail that is just east of North Carlin Springs Road The final section included a new trail bridge over Four Mile Run and an underpass below North Carlin Springs Road 43 On October 20 2007 construction began for a paved trail that would connect the W amp OD Trail at its origin with the Four Mile Run Trail by traveling for 3 000 feet 914 m along a bank of the Run while passing beneath the Henry G Shirley Memorial Highway I 395 in Alexandria and West Glebe Road in Arlington 44 On May 30 2009 a ribbon cutting ceremony heralded the completion and opening of the connecting trail 11 45 Spot changes edit After constructing most of the trail the NVRPA focused on grade separating the trail and making other spot changes sometimes in collaboration with the Virginia Department of Transportation VDOT or with developers of nearby properties In 1989 the VDOT completed the Herndon Parkway on the east side of Herndon which included a trail bridge over the Parkway 46 In 1990 a trail bridge was constructed over VA 28 in eastern Loudoun County as part of a project to widen that road 47 48 In 1991 the trail crossing of Reston Parkway VA 602 in Reston was moved from Sunset Hills Road VA 675 to Bluemont Way 49 On October 3 1993 the NVRPA completed a bridge over West Broad Street VA 7 in Falls Church 50 In 1999 a developer Terrabrook Communities built a 55 ft 16 8 m wide and 15 ft 4 6 m high arched concrete trail underpass beneath Reston Parkway as part of an agreement with the NVRPA 51 The 500 ft 152 4 m of old trail in that section became connectors to the parkway at Bluemont Way 52 The western section of the Herndon Parkway with another trail bridge over it was completed in 1997 53 In 2001 the VDOT expanded the Fairfax County Parkway VA 286 across the W amp OD Trail right of way building an overpass for the trail at about the same time 54 In 2005 the Sugarland Run Valley Stream Trail in Herndon was extended 1 mi 1 6 km to connect to the trail 55 In May 2006 the VDOT completed work on an extension of Claiborne Parkway VA 901 that crossed NOVA Parks right of way As part of the project the VDOT constructed a bridge that carried the W amp OD Trail over the extended Parkway 56 On June 15 2011 VDOT opened a new trail bridge over I 495 that was constructed as part of the Capital Beltway High Occupancy Toll HOT Lanes project The new bridge was both 4 ft 1 2 m wider and 30 ft 9 1 m higher than the one built in 1979 57 In 2013 2015 an Arlington County streetscape and utilities project realigned the W amp OD s Trail s crossing of Columbia Pike VA 244 An associated Arlington County project constructed a plaza and a bicycle learner s loop adjacent to the realigned trail in the County s Glencarlyn Park 58 In late 2015 a truck climbing lane project was completed on VA 7 in Clarke s Gap The project realigned the trail to move its crossing of Charles Town Pike VA 9 at Dry Mill Road VA 699 to a new underpass beneath the Pike on the south side of VA 7 59 60 The realigned trail bypassed the trail s former high point reducing the trail s highest elevation above sea level from 680 feet 207 3 m to 606 feet 184 7 m 60 61 In 2017 a bridge carrying Belmont Ridge Road VA 659 over the W amp OD Trail and a trail parking lot was constructed in Loudoun County as part of a project to widen the road 62 Also in 2017 NOVA Parks made within the County a set of safety improvements at the trail s crossing of S Sterling Boulevard VA 846 including removing one left turn lane to reduce the trail s crossing distance installing Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacons and widening the Boulevard s median 63 On March 12 2021 the VDOT opened a W amp OD Trail pedestrian and bicycle bridge over Lee Highway U S 29 in Arlington County s East Falls Church neighborhood as part of its Transform 66 Inside the Beltway I 66 eastbound widening project 64 When planning the project the VDOT hosted several public meetings that provided information about the bridge which had raised concerns among neighborhood residents 65 W amp OD Dual Trails project edit Around 2017 NOVA Parks commissioned a feasibility study for a potential widening of the W amp OD Trail or for adding a parallel trail to it within Falls Church and Arlington County because of high use at peak times The study s author recommended that NOVA Parks make plans to construct a 16 feet 4 9 m or 19 feet 5 8 m wide trail within the two jurisdictions while temporarily widening the trail to 11 feet 3 4 m 66 In June 2018 NOVA Parks received a 3 2 million grant from the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority that enabled it to expand a 1 2 miles 1 9 km long W amp OD Trail segment within the City of Falls Church The project converted an 11 feet 3 4 m wide section of the trail and part of its adjacent green space into a dual paved path containing a 12 feet 3 7 m wide bicycle trail and an 8 feet 2 4 m wide pedestrian trail A 2 feet 0 6 m wide strip of pavement separated the two routes creating a 22 feet 6 7 m wide transportation corridor that doubled the W amp OD Trail s width 67 The two imperviously surfaced trails traveled through a 16 acres 6 ha urban open space that a 2016 Falls Church master plan had called The City s Greenest Street The master plan s Vision Statement stated that the project would help Develop the W amp OD Park as a Great Street and greenway 67 Officials broke ground on the Falls Church W amp OD Dual Trails project on August 26 2020 68 The widened trail formally opened during a ribbon cutting ceremony on October 7 2021 69 The executive director of NOVA Parks Paul Gilbert stated during the event I envision over the next decade more and more urban sections of the W amp OD Trail will take on this dual trail methodology 70 Designations editIn 1987 the U S Department of the Interior designated the trail as a National Recreation Trail 71 In 1999 Virginia Department of Historic Resources staff determined that the Washington and Old Dominion Railroad Historic District 053 0276 was eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places NRHP 72 A 2000 NRHP registration form states that the Historic District is eligible for the listing because the District is associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of our history The form contains an in depth description of the District s historical resources and of the railroad s history as well as maps that show the locations of the Districts s major historical features 73 Historic structures edit nbsp Purcellville Station August 2008The park and its immediate surroundings contain a number of historic structures some of which date to the pre Civil War period 74 Most of these structures are railroad remnants including intact stations 75 at Vienna 76 77 Sunset Hills 78 Herndon 79 Hamilton 80 and Purcellville 81 82 83 stone arches and culverts 84 the piers and abutments of bridges and a relocated passenger shelter formerly at the site of the Clarks Gap station at the present crossing of the trail and Dry Mill Road VA 699 now at the former site of the Paeonian Springs station near Simpson Circle 85 Part of the reinforced concrete floor of a brick electrical substation that the railroad constructed in 1912 to help supply power to its new electric locomotives and trolley cars is visible in Arlington County s Bluemont Junction Railroad Display south of Wilson Boulevard 86 The floor is located in the space between a soccer field and a Southern Railway caboose 87 88 A remnant of a coal trestle stands south of the W amp OD Trail near the west end of the trail s bridge over Lee Highway U S 29 in Arlington In June 2014 the owner of a property adjacent to the regional park demolished part of the structure to provide space for a planned self storage facility At the time the Arlington County government was considering a proposal to designate the structure as a local historic district In September 2014 the Arlington County Board designated the remaining portion of trestle which was located on NVRPA property as a local historic district 89 The trestle was once adjacent to the west side of the railroad s Falls Church East Falls Church station which was dismantled after the railroad closed A white metallic marker post lettered in black with the words Station 1 Mile stands on the north side of the trail west of Little Falls Road near the boundary between Arlington and Falls Church This post which once stood next to the W amp OD Railroad s tracks is one mile 1 6 km east of the site of the railroad s demolished West Falls Church Station 90 The station was located near the east side of the railroad s crossing of W Broad Street VA 7 in Falls Church nbsp Concrete abutment of the bridge that carried the Arlington amp Fairfax Railway over the W amp OD Railroad near the east end of Vienna December 2006 Near the east end of Vienna the poured concrete abutment of a bridge that carried an interurban trolley line the Arlington amp Fairfax Railway over the W amp OD Railroad remains on the north side of the trail 91 An inscription showing the month and year of the abutment s construction July 1904 is visible on the structure s east side Portions of track were visible near the W amp OD Trail s crossing of Ruritan Circle Old Church Road VA 859 in Sterling during 2016 22 The trail crosses Goose Creek in Loudoun County on a span that NVRPA built on top of the piers and abutments of the highest and longest 268 feet 82 m bridge that the railroad constructed within the present boundaries of the regional park 91 92 Visitors can view these remnants and the intact span pier and abutments of the railroad s deck girder bridge over Sycolin Creek from unpaved paths that travel between the streams in NVRPA s Two Creeks Trail Area on the north side of the trail 93 94 The Sycolin Creek bridge bears the only remaining span that once carried trains of the W amp OD Railroad As the trail travels on the concrete deck of the bridge visitors can only see the span and the structures below if they leave the trail 94 The piers and abutments of the railroad s bridge over Tuscarora Creek are visible south of the trail near the east end of Leesburg The bridge was the second longest 149 feet 45 m that the railroad built within the present boundaries of the regional park 91 The piers and abutments are the only ones along the trail s route that do not presently support a bridge Remnants of the facilities of a 19th century lime company are visible in Leesburg on the northeast side of the trail southeast of Harrison Street SE Limestone calcium carbonate from a company quarry was mixed with coal and burned in a nearby kiln that was adjacent to the railroad s tracks Quicklime calcium oxide was brought out of the kiln through two arched openings that visitors can see from the trail The company also supplied farmers with agricultural lime and provided builders with lime plaster for walls and stone for roads 95 Near the saddle point of Clarks Gap a stone arch crosses over the trail Constructed around 1867 1868 soon after the end of the Civil War the masonry arch once carried the original VA 7 over the railroad s tracks at the railroad s highest point 91 96 The arch now carries Dry Mill Road VA 699 over the trail Displays and museums editThe Norfolk Southern Railway and its predecessors have donated three cabooses for display along the W amp OD Trail 97 While none of these resemble the cabooses that once travelled along the route of the W amp OD Railroad two of the three cars house exhibits of materials relating to the W amp OD Railroad and Trail A Southern Railway bay window caboose number X441 within the Bluemont Junction Railroad Display in Arlington exhibits photographs maps and other information related to the County s railroads and trolleys 98 99 Staffed by a County park ranger the caboose is open to the public on weekend afternoons from the Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day 100 The display also contains outdoor signage and photographs that describe and illustrate the history of the W amp OD Railroad and of its junction that once operated at the site of the exhibit as well as a metallic crossbuck and a metallic marker post that was once located 1 mile 1 6 km from a station 87 98 101 Adjacent to the Trail in Vienna the Freeman Store houses a museum of the town s history 102 The museum contains maps books and other materials that relate to the W amp OD Railroad Operated by Historic Vienna Inc the museum is open to the public during the afternoons of each week from Wednesdays through Sundays 103 A cupola caboose near the Trail in Vienna Centennial Park contains a museum that houses materials that the W amp OD Railroad once used 104 Staffed by members of the Optimist Club of Greater Vienna bearing on its sides the name WASHINGTON amp OLD DOMINION RAILROAD and numbered 503 the caboose is open to the public during the afternoons on selected weekends and holidays Near the caboose is a historical marker an NVRPA information sign a metallic crossbuck on a wooden post and a metallic marker post that was once located 1 mile 1 6 km from a station 105 A metallic white railroad whistle post with black markings is located in Vienna Centennial Park on the north side of the Trail between Church Street NE and the caboose The W amp OD Railroad station in Vienna houses a museum and a model railroad layout Operated by the Northern Virginia Model Railroaders Inc the museum displays materials that the W amp OD Railroad once used and a model of the station as it appeared when steam locomotives stopped at the station The model railroad and museum is open to the public during the afternoon of one Saturday of each month except June and August 106 nbsp Retired Norfolk amp Western Railway caboose repainted and renamed to W amp OD 504 after relocating to W amp OD Railroad Regional Park near Herndon Depot Museum August 2012 nbsp Herndon Depot Museum in August 2012 nbsp View south from Luck Stone Quarry overlook in March 2012The W amp OD Railroad station in Herndon houses the Herndon Depot Museum which the Herndon Historical Society operates 107 The museum which is open on Sundays from noon to 3 00 p m from March to mid December displays photographs and newspaper articles relating to the history of the Town of Herndon and the W amp OD Railroad 107 The museum also contains materials that the railroad once used The museum additionally contains information about the history of a nearby Norfolk and Western Railway cupola caboose whose sides bore the name and logo of the W amp OD Railroad and the number 504 in 2006 108 A railroad whistle post is located near the caboose 109 An overlook at the Luck Stone Quarry east of Goose Creek displays a large trap rock quarry 110 This mineral provides bulk for concrete macadam and paving stones 111 The W amp OD Railroad station in Purcellville houses the Loudoun Visitors Center The Visitors Center contains a W amp OD Railroad historical display and hosts wine tasting events The Visitors Center is open from noon to 4 00 p m on Saturdays and Sundays from late April through October 112 Natural resources editMost of the landscaping in the park is left in a natural state to preserve green space and to provide wildlife habitat 5 Some natural areas within the park are contiguous to larger natural areas in adjacent public parks including those in and around the Sparrow Pond wetland 113 Brandymore Castle 114 and Four Mile Run 115 in Arlington Piney Branch and Difficult Run in Fairfax County 116 and the confluence of Goose Creek and Sycolin Creek in Loudoun County 117 Park interpreters local teachers environmental groups and amateur naturalists use the park as a resource for plant and animal study These groups have identified approximately 450 species of wildflowers and more than 100 species of birds in the park Wildlife in the park includes mammals such as foxes river otters and beavers and reptiles such as turtles and snakes A variety of hawks and owls and other resident non resident and migratory birds both upland and aquatic find habitat in the park 5 Transmission lines edit nbsp Transmission lines over W amp OD Trail in Loudoun County March 2012 The W amp OD Trail lies beneath a set of electric power transmission lines between its trailhead and the Dominion Virginia Power s Pleasant View Substation in Loudoun County southeast of Leesburg The power company removes trees along this section of the trail to protect its lines at times eliciting protests from members of the public and elected officials in the impacted jurisdictions 118 Trees shade much of the remainder of the trail In 2004 Dominion Virginia Power announced plans to extend its transmission lines in Loudoun County above ground from the Pleasant View Substation northwestward along the route of the W amp OD Trail 119 In response on November 15 2005 the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors unanimously adopted a resolution of continued opposition to the installation of the proposed transmission lines along the Trail 120 Citing the impending loss of trees along its trail the NVRPA asked the public on December 13 2005 to oppose Dominion Virginia Power s application for the transmission line project in hearings that the State Corporation Commission SCC was planning to conduct as part of its review of the project 121 During 2005 2006 and 2007 the NVRPA submitted testimony and briefs to the SCC that opposed the construction of transmission lines along the route of the trail 122 In January 2007 an SCC hearing examiner recommended the construction of an overhead transmission line that would follow a wooded segment of the W amp OD Trail between Leesburg and Clark s Gap 123 After the SCC ordered the examiner to consider construction of an underground line along that segment of the trail the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors unanimously adopted on June 5 2007 a resolution that supported the location of the line along that segment only if the SCC required Dominion to install the line underground at a minimum width with the least amount of impact 123 The SCC nevertheless approved on February 15 2008 a transmission line route that would travel above ground for 1 8 miles 2 9 km along the same segment of the trail 124 The Commission s approval order stated that the SCC had adopted the Examiner s recommendation against underground construction due to both the physical and the cost to the ratepayers of the impacts that would result therefrom 124 Less than three weeks later on March 4 and 5 2008 the Senate and the House of Delegates of the Virginia General Assembly unanimously passed emergency legislation that ordered the SCC to approve the underground construction of the line along that segment of the trail as part of a statewide pilot program for the development of such types of transmission lines Sponsored by Delegate Joe T May Republican Loudoun 125 the legislation exempted the project from any requirements for further SCC analyses relating to the impacts of the route including environmental impacts and impacts upon historical resources 126 The legislation went into effect when Virginia Governor Tim Kaine approved it on April 2 2008 127 Soon afterwards the power company asked the SCC to approve construction of the underground transmission line in accordance with the terms of the legislation The SCC approved construction of the underground line on May 28 2008 128 The NVRPA expected the project to result in a significant loss of trees as the power company planned to dig trenches on each side of the paved trail while installing duct banks to house its conduits 129 Supporting the NVRPA s expectation Dominion Virginia Power noted that the environmental impacts associated with underground cable installation in suburban and rural areas are significantly greater than are those of overhead line construction 130 The W amp OD Trail closed for a year in the project area while the power company constructed its underground lines The trail reopened to the public in November 2010 131 Future plans editArlington County edit In July 2020 NOVA Parks received a 650 000 grant from the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority NVTA that enabled NOVA Parks to make plans to extend the organization s Dual Trails project for 2 mi 3 2 km eastward from the City of Falls Church into Arlington County from North Roosevelt Street to North Carlin Springs Road Although NOVA Parks had asked NVTA for sufficient funds 5 646 000 to complete the project the NVTA awarded only the amount that NOVA Parks had requested for design engineering and environmental work 132 The reduced award followed an NVTA public comment period that attracted more than 300 responders Most comments supported the expansion although the majority of comments that NVTA could identify as coming from Arlington opposed it 133 Loudoun County edit There have been plans to extend the trail west to Bluemont and the Appalachian Trail since the 1980s 134 135 Loudoun County s 2003 Bicycle and Pedestrian Mobility Master Plan and Virginia s 2013 and 2018 Outdoors Plans recommend such extensions 136 However difficulties in identifying a route and acquiring land have prevented construction of a trail along the W amp OD Railroad s abandoned right of way west of Purcellville 135 Further construction has occurred on a portion of the former right of way that travels through Round Hill 137 For those reasons the Loudoun County government is no longer considering such a route Instead the County is now constructing a new trail that will travel between Purcellville and Round Hill along VA 7 Business when completed In 2019 the County solicited bids to build a 0 6 miles 1 0 km shared use trail that would travel between Main Street VA 719 in Round Hill and Franklin Park west of Purcellville along East Loudoun Street VA 7 Business 138 Construction started on the project in 2020 and reached completion at a ribbon cutting ceremony on September 27 2022 139 That section of the trail will connect to a trail under design that will travel along West Main Street VA 7 Business to connect Franklin Park and downtown Purcellville County planners estimated in 2023 that the Franklin Park Purcellville trail would reach substantial completion during the spring of 2028 140 See also editCycling infrastructure List of rail trails in Virginia Bluemont Junction Park Wikidata Notes edit a b c d Description and map of W amp OD Trail in NVRPA Washington amp Old Dominion Railroad Regional Park marker at trailhead of W amp OD Trail in Shirlington in Arlington County Virginia See photographs and description of the marker in Prats J J ed Washington and Old Dominion Trail marker HMdb The Historical Marker Database Archived from the original on December 29 2018 Retrieved December 29 2018 W amp OD Trail The 100 foot wide Washington and Old Dominion Railroad Regional Park W amp OD Trail features a 45 mile asphalt trail for walking running skating bicycling and other activities and a 33 mile parallel gravel bridle path for horseback riding and biking The W amp OD Trail traverses the Piedmont between the Potomac River and the Blue Ridge Mountains creating a recreation corridor extending from the Virginia suburb of Arlington to the farming areas of western Loudoun County In Washington and Old Dominion Railroad Markers series HMdb The Historical Marker Database Archived from the original on May 12 2021 Retrieved May 12 2021 Multiple sources Washington and Old Dominion Railroad Regional Park W amp OD TrailLink Rails to Trails Conservancy Archived from the original on June 7 2017 Retrieved June 7 2017 Uenuma F June 19 2008 A Long Journey on the Trail The W amp OD Is Park Path and Community And Paul McCray Has Been the Man in Charge Loudoun Extra The Washington Post p LZ12 Archived from the original on June 23 2012 Retrieved June 20 2008 History of W amp OD Railroad in NVRPA marker at trailhead of W amp OD Trail in Shirlington in Arlington County Virginia Prats J J ed Tracks into History The Washington and Old Dominion Railroad HMdb The Historical Marker Database Archived from the original on October 18 2020 Retrieved May 12 2021 August 27 1968 W amp OD freight service ends and the line is abandoned Virginia Electric and Power Company Virginia Power immediately buys the property to protect its existing easements and for future expansion 1978 After six years of negotiations with Virginia Power the Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority purchases the right of way from Shirlington to Purcellville for use as a multi use trail which is completed in 1988 In Washington and Old Dominion Railroad Markers series HMdb The Historical Marker Database Archived from the original on May 12 2021 Retrieved May 12 2021 a b Neville Section 7 p 2 a b c Pre Filed Direct Testimony of Paul E McCray on behalf of Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority PDF November 30 2005 p 6 Archived PDF from the original on September 28 2017 Retrieved September 28 2017 In NORTHERN VIRGINIA REGIONAL PARK AUTHORITY PRE FILED DIRECT TESTIMONY OF MR HAFNER MR MCRAY AND MR SIMMONS November 30 2005 Part 1 of 5 page 37 of 59 Case No PUE 2005 00018 Virginia State Corporation Commission Obtained in Case Docket Search Virginia State Corporation Commission Archived from the original on September 28 2017 Retrieved September 28 2017 Titles of and links to webpages of many NOVA Parks historical markers along the W amp OD Trail are listed in Washington and Old Dominion Railroad Historical Markers series HMdb The Historical Marker Database Archived from the original on December 29 2018 Retrieved December 29 2018 Multiple sources Washington amp Old Dominion Railroad Regional Park NOVA Parks Archived from the original on June 24 2016 Retrieved January 31 2016 Coordinates of park headquarters 39 01 38 N 77 27 39 W 39 027355 N 77 460783 W 39 027355 77 460783 W amp OD Regional Park headquarters a b c d e f g h i Arlington County Bike Map PDF Bike Arlington Government of Arlington County Virginia Department of Environmental Services May 2019 Archived PDF from the original on June 8 2020 Retrieved May 12 2021 a b Photographs and description of the area and markers at the W amp OD Trail s trailhead Prats J J ed Washington and Old Dominion Trail marker HMdb The Historical Marker Database Archived from the original on December 29 2018 Retrieved December 29 2018 In Washington and Old Dominion Railroad Markers series HMdb The Historical Marker Database Archived from the original on May 12 2021 Retrieved May 12 2021 Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority historical marker at trailhead of W amp OD Trail Prats J J ed Nauck A Neighborhood History marker HMdb The Historical Marker Database Archived from the original on December 29 2018 Retrieved December 29 2018 In Washington and Old Dominion Railroad Markers series HMdb The Historical Marker Database Archived from the original on May 12 2021 Retrieved May 12 2021 Meyer Roger Dean photographer September 9 2007 Three Markers at the Washington amp Old Dominion Trailhead photograph Washington and Old Dominion Trail HMdb The Historical Marker Database Archived from the original on May 29 2017 Retrieved December 25 2018 The three markers include Nauck A Neighborhood History Tracks Into History and Washington and Old Dominion Railroad Trail In Washington and Old Dominion Railroad Markers series HMdb The Historical Marker Database Archived from the original on May 12 2021 Retrieved May 12 2021 Coordinates of W amp OD Trail trailhead 38 50 39 N 77 05 09 W 38 844269 N 77 085878 W 38 844269 77 085878 W amp OD Trail trailhead Map of the Washington and Old Dominion Railroad Trail PDF NOVA Parks Archived PDF from the original on September 29 2017 Retrieved September 29 2017 a b Announcement of May 30 2009 ribbon cutting ceremony commemorating the completion of a trail extension linking the W amp OD Trail at its origin with the Four Mile Run Trail Arlington Enhances Scenic Four Mile Run Trail with New Extension Ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate safety and aesthetic improvements News Release Government of Arlington County Virginia May 26 2009 Archived from the original on May 29 2009 Retrieved May 28 2009 Coordinates of W amp OD Trail trailhead 38 50 39 N 77 05 09 W 38 844269 N 77 085878 W 38 844269 77 085878 W amp OD Trail trailhead W amp OD TRAIL and FOUR MILE RUN TRAIL PDF Arlington County 2005 Small Bike Map Arlington County Department of Environmental Services Archived from the original PDF on June 14 2006 Retrieved June 11 2008 a b c d e f g h i j k W amp OD Trail locations distances and elevations in detailed maps of portions of the W amp OD Trail accessed from Location of the Washington and Old Dominion Railroad Trail The Friends of the Washington amp Old Dominion Trail Archived from the original on July 13 2020 Retrieved March 7 2021 Multiple sources Station Vicinity Map Wiehle Reston East PDF Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Archived PDF from the original on September 29 2017 Retrieved September 29 2017 Merry Stephanie August 14 2014 Riding the rails to trails Metro offers a car free path to the great outdoors Going Out Guide The Washington Post Archived from the original on September 29 2017 Retrieved September 29 2017 Once you get to the Wiehle Reston East stop take the North exit which guides you toward Reston Station Boulevard Walk toward Wiehle Road and take a left then cross over Sunset Hills Road Once you see the Pizza Hut you know you ve arrived Note Wiehle is a busy road and not particularly bike friendly but it s a short manageable distance from the station to the trail to walk your bike on the sidewalk U S Geological Survey topographic map of Clarks Gap Archived October 12 2012 at the Wayback Machine from website of TopoQuest Archived September 20 2008 at the Wayback Machine Accessed October 8 2009 Jurisdictions from Map of the W amp OD The Friends of the Washington amp Old Dominion Trail Archived from the original on November 24 2010 Retrieved September 29 2010 Distances in detailed maps of portions of trail accessed from Location of the Washington and Old Dominion Railroad Trail The Friends of the Washington amp Old Dominion Trail Archived from the original on July 13 2020 Retrieved March 7 2021 Height above sea level in feet at listed feature or at the nearest 0 5 mileage marker in detailed maps of portions of trail accessed from Location of the Washington and Old Dominion Railroad Trail The Friends of the Washington amp Old Dominion Trail Retrieved March 7 2021 Eudora Park Parks in Hunter Mill Vienna Area Parks Fairfax Virginia Fairfax County Virginia government Archived from the original on March 16 2021 Retrieved March 16 2021 Clarks Crossing Park Parks in Hunter Mill Vienna Area Parks Fairfax Virginia Fairfax County Virginia government Archived from the original on March 16 2021 Retrieved March 16 2021 a b Image of railroad tracks near W amp OD Trail crossing of Ruritan Circle in Sterling October 2016 Retrieved January 2 2024 via Google Street View Green Stephen October 5 1968 Virginia Road Unit Buys Hot Shoppes at Twin Bridges The Evening Star Dominion History Rebranding of Dominion About Dominion Dominion Resources 2012 Archived from the original on September 14 2008 Retrieved June 13 2012 Real Estate Transfers in Northern Virginia Northern Virginia Sun October 29 1968 Herbut Paula November 5 1968 New Vienna Park Plan is Approved Northern Virginia Sun Retrieved January 26 2024 Walsh Kenneth T May 6 1969 Town Asks Who Was Beulah Northern Virginia Sun Retrieved January 29 2024 Love Thomas February 12 1975 Cyclists Say They re Due 1 Bike Trail The Evening Star Stone Sue April 12 1974 Beltway Railroad Bridge To Go Down But Will It Go Back Up Northern Virginia Sun Retrieved September 7 2023 a b c Beck Jody October 7 1976 The Trail of a Broken Dream The Evening Star Harwood p 108 PDF Archived PDF from the original on September 28 2017 Retrieved September 28 2017 a b Beck Jody March 29 1977 Fairfax Supervisors Take Us a Step Closer to 42 Mile Bike Path The Evening Star Multiple sources Hodge Paul December 22 1977 Hiking and Biking on the Virginia Creeper Local The Washington Post Retrieved December 25 2020 Washington and Old Dominion Trail marker HMdb The Historical Marker Database Archived from the original on November 10 2007 Retrieved March 28 2008 In Washington and Old Dominion Railroad Markers series HMdb The Historical Marker Database Archived from the original on May 12 2021 Retrieved May 12 2021 a b Harwood p 109 PDF Archived PDF from the original on September 28 2017 Retrieved September 28 2017 Hodge Paul April 27 1978 Grant Money To Benefit Bikers Hikers The Washington Post Hodge Paul October 18 1979 Trail Blazers The Washington Post Retrieved December 25 2020 Hodge Paul May 7 1981 Happy Trails Park Service Throws a Party To Celebrate Upgraded Bike Path Popular Bike Path Gets a New Face Lift The Washington Post a b Major Extensions Of Bike Trail To Be Celebrated The Washington Post September 22 1982 Archived from the original on December 24 2018 Retrieved December 24 2018 Hodge Paul December 22 1982 2 5 Million Bicycle Path Along I 66 Wins Praise Archived from the original on May 27 2020 Retrieved June 14 2017 a b Arlington Bike Trail To Be Reconstructed The Washington Post December 1 1983 Hodge Paul September 28 1984 Bikers and Hikers All Aboard the W amp OD Lifestyle The Washington Post Retrieved December 25 2020 Multiple sources Officials Pave Way For Park Trails Plan The Washington Post June 28 1984 Hodge Paul July 19 1985 The W amp OD Wheels Westward Lifestyle The Washington Post Retrieved December 25 2020 Seigenthaler Kathering October 4 1985 Weekend s Best Happy Trails to You The Washington Post Multiple sources Hong Peter Y April 14 1994 Bicyclists Receive A Boost Local The Washington Post Retrieved April 15 2021 Some Arlington residents however opposed a proposal to build a bicycle trail through a meadow in Bluemont Park The trail is intended to replace a bikeway that now runs through a parking lot and next to several playing fields The Planning Commission also did not support the new Bluemont Park trail It s a nice wooded meadowland It would be better to correct the congestion problem on the other side where the existing trail is said Robert G Atkins president of the Stonewall Jackson Civic Association BCA Opposes Bypass Trail Plan PDF Bluemont Civic Association Newsletter 2 1 Arlington County Virginia Bluemont Civic Association 2 3 July 1999 Archived PDF from the original on July 26 2018 Retrieved June 13 2012 The Bluemont Civic Association voiced its opposition to a proposed bypass bicycle trail before a June 28 hearing of the Arlington County Environment and Energy Conservation Committee The proposal is intended to divert high speed bicycle and skater traffic from the W amp OD Trail in Bluemont Park by constructing a parallel bypass trail on the opposite side of Four Mile Run The bypass would begin at the intersection of the W amp OD Trail and the Bluemont Junction Trail near the soccer field run on the original W amp OD railroad right of way under the VEPCO power lines While BCA supports the concept of a bypass we are opposed to the bypass as planned due to the likelihood of significant environmental damage the lack of a proper Environmental Assessment and the omission of key interested parties in the decision making process As proposed the bypass would virtually eliminate a meadow and could significantly disrupt Four Mile Run Donahue William T County Manager October 4 2000 Memorandum to The County Board of Arlington County Virginia Approval of License Agreement With Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority NVRPA to Construct and Maintain a Section of the Washington amp Old Dominion Trail Along with Related Improvements On County Owned Property Bluemont Park for the Public s Use Arlington County Virginia Arlington County Government Archived from the original on February 8 2012 Retrieved June 13 2012 The Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority NVRPA has requested a License Agreement License from the County to permit NVRPA to construct and maintain a portion of the Washington amp Old Dominion Trail and related improvements in Bluemont Park where it crosses North Carlin Springs Road The proposed trail will connect the existing W amp OD Trail from just south of Carlin Springs Road to the intersection of the W amp OD Trail and the Bluemont Junction Trail thereby providing an alternative for pedestrian and bicycle traffic from the Four Mile Run Trail through Bluemont Park The proposed trail would also connect the only unpaved portion of the W amp OD Trail on NVRPA property along its 45 mile path from Arlington to Purcellville At North Carlin Springs Road the proposed trail is on County property as it approaches and goes under the bridge at Four Mile Run After crossing under the bridge the trail reenters the NVRPA property and crosses a new bridge to connect with the existing W amp OD Trail The NVRPA has desired to connect the W amp OD trail segments since the original construction of the trail NVRPA s property adjacent to Bluemont Park is the last section of the railroad right of way to be developed with the trail In the early 1990s funding by NVRPA was proposed to be included in its capital budget and public discussion of the project was initiated Because of concerns about the environmental impacts of the project the County Board directed that the trail connection be reviewed by the Environment and Energy Conservation Commission E2C2 and that citizens and bicycle advisory groups be included in that review NVRPA has agreed to limit routine mowing along the new trail to three feet from the edge of the asphalt to install a storm water detention facility and to identify and establish alternate meadow sites both within the project area and elsewhere along the W amp OD trail NVRPA again reviewed alternate routes and determined that the suggested alternative routes would not resolve the safety issues and would have greater impact on the environment than the proposed route a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link A ribbon cutting ceremony for the new W amp OD Trail section in and near Bluemont Park took place on May 11 2002 See Washington amp Old Dominion Trail Ribbon Cutting and Tree Planting 9 30 a m Bluemont Park News Release Arlington to Celebrate Sixth Annual Neighborhood Day May 11 Arlington County Virginia Arlington County Government April 29 2002 Archived from the original on October 31 2004 Retrieved April 22 2008 Multiple sources Arlington Kicks Off Work on New Four Mile Run Trail News Release Arlington County Virginia Arlington County Government October 20 2007 Archived from the original on February 14 2012 Retrieved May 28 2009 Construction Underway for Four Mile Run Trail Extension PDF Four Mile Run Restoration Project E Newsletter November December 2008 1 5 Government of the City of Alexandria Virginia Archived PDF from the original on June 12 2010 Retrieved May 5 2015 Four Mile Run Area Connector Trail Officially Debuts Sun Gazette October 30 2009 Archived from the original on September 19 2012 Retrieved June 1 2009 Multiple sources Herndon approves Parkway Contract The Washington Post May 25 1983 Town of Herndon The Washington Post October 5 1989 The W amp OD Trail Heads Towards The Mountains The Washington Post January 21 1998 Archived from the original on September 11 2016 Retrieved June 14 2016 Bates Steve November 8 1990 Trail Clears Hurdle The Washington Post Archived from the original on August 4 2016 Retrieved May 26 2016 BIKE TRAIL REALIGNED The Washington Post July 4 1991 Multiple sources Kaplow Bob August 20 1992 WORK BEGINS ON BRIDGE TO PROTECT WOD TRAIL USERS CROSSING RTE 7 The Washington Post New W amp OD Bridge To Open Next Month The Washington Post September 17 1992 Coordinates of W amp OD Trail underpass beneath Reston Parkway 38 57 25 N 77 21 17 W 38 956859 N 77 354849 W 38 956859 77 354849 W amp OD Trail underpass beneath Reston Parkway Multiple sources Ceremony to Dedicate Trail Underpass The Washington Post June 24 1999 Throwback Thursday NOVA PARKS W amp OD Trail History of Safety Fairfax Station Virginia Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority 2019 Retrieved July 17 2020 Wishing They d Quit Working On Toll Road The Washington Post May 7 1997 Fairfax County Parkway Earns Top Quality Award Virginia Department of Transportation April 1 2003 Archived from the original on November 13 2007 Retrieved April 5 2012 Sugarland Run Trail Open The Connection December 6 2005 Archived from the original on May 23 2020 Retrieved April 28 2020 Multiple sources afgm Road Construction Delays Archived from the original on May 23 2020 Retrieved April 16 2020 Better Routes Equal Less Traffic The Connection September 6 2005 Retrieved April 16 2020 Total and Utter Gridlock The Connection May 2 2006 Retrieved April 16 2020 Williams Sherrill June 22 2011 VDOT Opens Improved Pedestrian Bridge in Annandale Archived from the original on May 23 2020 Retrieved April 1 2020 Multiple sources Arlington County Manager October 28 2014 Award of contract for the construction of park improvements in Glencarlyn Park at the intersection of the W amp OD Trail and Columbia Pike located at 4955 Columbia Pike Arlington County Board Agenda Item Meeting of November 15 2014 Government of Arlington County Virginia Retrieved June 25 2020 As part of the Spring 2009 Neighborhood Conservation funding round the Barcroft Civic Association requested a Parks improvement project within Glencarlyn Park at the intersection with Columbia Pike Parks staff worked with the community to design a plaza and bicycle learning loop to address the lack of bicycle space for young and beginning cyclists within Arlington Following the funding round and approval of the project staff was made aware that the Department of Environmental Services DES planned streetscape improvements along Columbia Pike directly adjacent to the project site Staff worked with DES to ensure that these two projects would be coordinated Part of DES s project included realigning the W amp OD trail as it crosses Columbia Pike to improve safety upgrading utilities and improving the sidewalks along Columbia Pike The DES Columbia Pike streetscape project also agreed to install a waterline to enable inclusion of a drinking fountain at the park Glencarlyn Park Ribbon CuttingCeremony December 5 Government of Arlington County Virginia December 2 2015 Archived from the original on February 26 2022 Retrieved June 25 2020 via Facebook ROUTE 7 WESTBOUND TRUCK CLIMBING LANES PROJECT WRAPS UP PDF Archived PDF from the original on March 29 2017 Retrieved March 31 2020 a b Coordinates of W amp OD Trail underpass beneath VA 9 at Clarke s Gap 39 08 27 N 77 36 45 W 39 140700 N 77 612382 W 39 140700 77 612382 W amp OD Trail tunnel under VA 9 at Clarke s Gap Location of the Washington and Old Dominion Railroad Trail map 2 The Friends of the Washington amp Old Dominion Trail Archived from the original on January 22 2020 Retrieved March 7 2021 Glick Jenny July 15 2017 Bridge over W amp OD Trail to open ahead of schedule WTOP Archived from the original on July 17 2017 Retrieved August 24 2018 Kimley Horn and Associates March 23 2018 Loudoun County W amp OD Trail Crossings Study Phase II Prioritization of the At Grade Crossings Final Report Report p 5 Archived from the original on May 23 2020 Retrieved March 25 2020 Crossing ID 1 NOVA Parks implemented a short term improvement in the summer of 2017 at the W amp OD Trail and South Sterling Boulevard at grade crossing to address safety concerns The improvements included removing one left turn lane to shorten crossing distance installing Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacons RRFB and widening the median The foregoing report is attachment 1 in the PDF document Multiple sources New W amp OD Trail Bridge in East Falls Church Opening Today News ARLnow com March 12 2021 Archived from the original on March 12 2021 Retrieved March 16 2021 W amp OD Trail Bridge Transform 66 Inside the Beltway About the Project Richmond Virginia Virginia Department of Transportation 2021 Archived from the original on March 17 2021 Retrieved March 16 2021 Multiple sources I 66 Inside the Beltway Meetings Transform 66 Inside the Beltway About the Project Richmond Virginia Virginia Department of Transportation 2018 Archived from the original on December 24 2018 Retrieved December 24 2018 Regan Tim January 27 2017 East Falls Church Residents Wary of Plan for Lee Highway Pedestrian Bridge ARLnow com Local News Now LLC Archived from the original on September 29 2017 Retrieved September 29 2017 Nova Parks has studied widening the W amp OD Trail to 16 or 19 feet The WashCycle cycling advocacy in the nation s capital June 22 2017 Archived from the original on July 27 2017 Retrieved July 27 2017 a b Multiple sources SPA Number 2018 062 1 Falls Church Enhanced Regional Bike Routes W amp OD Trail PDF Six Year Program FY2018 2023 Fairfax Virginia Northern Virginia Transportation Authority Archived PDF from the original on October 12 2020 Retrieved October 12 2020 Benton Nicholas F November 29 2018 3 2 Million in State Funds OK d to Turn W amp OD Trail Into Bike Pedestrian Lanes Falls Church News Press Archived from the original on November 30 2018 Retrieved December 22 2018 W amp OD Park Master Plan The City s Greenest Street City of Falls Church Virginia government April 11 2016 Archived from the original on December 22 2018 Retrieved December 22 2018 Improvements to the W amp OD Trail in Falls Church Washington amp Old Dominion Railroad Regional Park NOVA Parks Archived from the original on October 12 2020 Retrieved October 12 2020 W amp OD Dual Trails City of Falls Church Virginia Archived from the original on May 27 2020 Retrieved October 12 2020 Multiple sources Moran Catherine Douglas August 26 2020 Groundbreaking Kicks Off W amp OD Dual Trails Project in Falls Church News Tysons Reporter Archived from the original on October 11 2020 Retrieved October 11 2020 Leayman Emily August 26 2020 W amp OD Trail To Get Dual Trails For Users In Falls Church Traffic amp Transit Falls Church Virginia Patch Archived from the original on October 12 2020 Retrieved October 12 2020 Pascale Jordan August 26 2020 A One Mile Stretch Of Northern Virginia s W amp OD Trail Will Get A Second Path For Pedestrians DCist Archived from the original on October 12 2020 Retrieved October 12 2020 McCaffrey Scott Sun Gazette Newspapers September 4 2020 Work begins on first dual use segment of W amp OD Trail InsideNoVa Washington Virginia Rappahannock Media LLC Archived from the original on October 11 2020 Retrieved October 11 2020 a href Template Cite news html title Template Cite news cite news a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link Multiple sources Regional Leaders Celebrate Dual Trails on Washington amp Old Dominion Trail in City of Falls Church PDF Press Release NOVA Parks October 7 2021 Archived PDF from the original on October 10 2021 Retrieved October 10 2021 DeVoe Jo October 7 2021 Separate Cycling Walking Paths Could Come to W amp OD Trail in Arlington News Arlington County Virginia ARLnow Archived from the original on October 8 2021 Retrieved October 9 2021 Fields Scott October 8 2021 Separate paths on W amp OD Trail for cyclists and pedestrians unveiled in Falls Church News Tysons Virginia Tysons Reporter Archived from the original on October 8 2021 Retrieved October 9 2021 Trompeter Brian October 12 2021 W amp OD Trail upgrade inaugurates a new era Transportation Arlington County Virginia Sun Gazette Archived from the original on October 14 2021 Retrieved October 14 2021 Leayman Emily October 8 2021 Dual W amp OD Trail For Pedestrians Bicyclists Opens In Falls Church Health and Fitness Falls Church Virginia Patch Archived from the original on October 8 2021 Retrieved October 10 2021 Gilbert told Patch he hopes the dual trail will be expanded to other urbanized areas of the W amp OD and encourages localities to add it into their transportation plans The next phase of the dual trail will be in Arlington with 650 000 for design funded by the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority in its six year funding program I envision over the next decade more and more urban sections of the W amp OD Trail will take on this dual trail methodology said Gilbert Washington and Old Dominion Trail National Recreation Trail Database Redding California American Trails Archived from the original on August 13 2020 Retrieved October 10 2021 Multiple sources Ezell Raymond Virginia Department of Transportation Fredericksburg District February 29 2012 Archaeological Survey Proposed Sycolin Road Overpass of Route 7 15 Bypass Leesburg Loudoun County Virginia Management Summary PDF Virginia Department of Transportation p 2 Archived PDF from the original on September 27 2012 Retrieved January 26 2020 Dutton Associates October 2016 VDHR 053 0276 Washington amp Old Dominion Railroad Historic District Eligible PDF Pre Application Analysis for Cultural Resources of the Idylwood Substation at Shreve Road Project Virginia State Corporation Commission p i Archived PDF from the original on January 26 2020 Retrieved January 26 2020 There is one resource Washington amp Old Dominion Railroad W amp OD RR Historic District VDHR 053 0276 within 0 5 mile of the proposed project that has been determined eligible for listing in the NRHP Schlupp Catherine Staton Heather Dollins Dovetail Cultural Resource Group Fredericksburg Virginia October 2016 Phase IB Architectural Survey of the Proposed Soapstone Connector Fairfax County Virginia PDF Fairfax County Virginia government p i Archived PDF from the original on August 26 2018 Dovetail recommends that the Washington amp Old Dominion Railroad Historic District 053 0276 remains individually eligible for the NRHP a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link Transform I 66 Inside the Beltway Eastbound Widening Environmental Assessment Architectural Phase I Survey Report PDF United States Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration and Virginia Department of Transportation November 2016 p 7 Retrieved January 26 2020 The Washington and Old Dominion Railroad Historic District 053 0276 was evaluated by DHR staff in 1999 and determined to be NRHP eligible Neville Neville Section 7 pp 4 9 Stations Still Standing in Remembering The W amp OD Railroad www RailServe com by Christopher Muller February 14 2007 Archived from the original on October 21 2009 Retrieved August 5 2010 NVRPA Vienna Station marker near the Vienna Station of the W amp OD Railroad Washington and Old Dominion Railroad Markers series HMdb The Historical Marker Database Archived from the original on December 26 2015 Retrieved July 23 2013 In Washington and Old Dominion Railroad Markers series HMdb The Historical Marker Database Archived from the original on May 12 2021 Retrieved May 12 2021 Wood Rebekah K May 3 2002 Vienna Depot Description and Historical Significance Vienna Virginia Prepared for the nomination of the Vienna Depot to the National Register of Historic Places Washington amp Old Dominion Railroad 1847 to 1968 A Photographic History by Paul McCray Archived from the original on January 22 2016 Retrieved September 14 2010 NVRPA Sunset Hills Station marker HMdb The Historical Marker Database Archived from the original on December 26 2015 Retrieved May 12 2021 In Washington and Old Dominion Railroad Markers series HMdb The Historical Marker Database Archived from the original on July 18 2011 Retrieved May 12 2021 NVRPA Herndon Station marker HMdb The Historical Marker Database Archived from the original on December 27 2015 Retrieved May 12 2021 In Washington and Old Dominion Railroad Markers series HMdb The Historical Marker Database Archived from the original on July 18 2011 Retrieved May 12 2021 NVRPA Hamilton Station marker HMdb The Historical Marker Database Archived from the original on July 18 2011 Retrieved May 12 2021 In Washington and Old Dominion Railroad Markers series HMdb The Historical Marker Database Archived from the original on July 18 2011 Retrieved May 12 2021 Kalbian Maral S Peters Margaret T November 20 2009 National Register of Historic Places Registration Form United States Department of the Interior National Park Service Purcellville Train Station PDF Richmond Virginia Virginia Department of Historic Resources Archived PDF from the original on August 23 2010 Retrieved September 14 2010 Director National Park Service June 4 2010 Weekly list of actions taken on properties for the National Register of Historic Places 5 24 10 through 5 28 10 U S Department of the Interior National Park Service Archived from the original on August 30 2010 Retrieved September 14 2010 Multiple sources NVRPA Purcellville Station marker HMdb The Historical Marker Database Archived from the original on October 18 2020 Retrieved May 12 2021 In Washington and Old Dominion Railroad Markers series HMdb The Historical Marker Database Archived from the original on July 18 2011 Retrieved May 12 2021 Purcellville Train Station Town of Purcellville Virginia Archived from the original on July 27 2011 Retrieved April 2 2008 Preserving the Train Depot Archived from the original on September 27 2007 Retrieved January 21 2010 Published by Purcellville Preservation Association Archived from the original on July 5 2008 Undated photograph of stone arch culvert under W amp OD Trail west of Simpson Circle near Paeonian Springs Multiple sources McCray Paul Paeonian Springs Station Washington amp Old Dominion Railroad 1847 to 1968 A Photographic History Paul McCray Archived from the original on October 3 2013 Retrieved November 18 2011 The Paeonian Springs Station was located approximately where the small passenger shelter now sits next to the trail in the community of Paeonian Springs The shelter was originally located at Clarks Gap and was built from pieces of the larger demolished Clarks Gap station Swain Craig August 25 2007 Marker in front of the Shelter Along the Trail photograph HMdb The Historical Marker Database Archived from the original on March 4 2016 Retrieved December 29 2019 showing passenger shelter and Additional comment dated January 29 2008 In Swain Craig Paeonian Springs Station marker HMdb The Historical Marker Database Archived from the original on July 18 2011 Retrieved December 29 2019 In 2006 the shelter along the trail at the site of the former Paeonian Springs station contained on its rear wall a sheet of paper within a plastic cover The sheet described the history of the shelter The sheet stated that the Washington amp Old Dominion Railroad constructed the shelter at the site of the Clarkes Gap station on Dry Mill Road after the Clarkes Gap station burned down According to the sheet a railroad employee who lived in Paeonian Springs preserved the shelter The sheet further stated that the employee s family had donated the shelter to the Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority In Washington and Old Dominion Railroad Markers series HMdb The Historical Marker Database Archived from the original on December 27 2015 Retrieved May 12 2021 A relocated passenger shelter formerly at Clarks Gap now at Paeonian Springs photograph Exploring the W amp OD Rail Trail MidAtlanticDayTrips com August 2 2017 Archived from the original on December 29 2019 Retrieved December 29 2019 Multiple sources Swain Craig November 11 2009 Photograph of electrical substation floor at Bluemont Junction HMdb org The Historical Marker Database Archived from the original on January 12 2014 Retrieved August 18 2010 Description of Electric Power House In Swain Craig November 11 2009 Bluemont Junction ca 1934 historical marker front HMdb org The Historical Marker Database Archived from the original on January 12 2014 Retrieved August 18 2010 Description and photograph of electrical substation at Bluemont Junction in Harwood pp 48 105 Archived September 28 2017 at the Wayback Machine a b Bird s eye satellite image of Bluemont Junction Railroad Display Fernie Steve January 15 2010 Caboose at Bluemont Junction Virtual Globetrotting Archived from the original on September 11 2014 Retrieved December 24 2011 Coordinates of electrical substation floor in Bluemont Junction Railroad Display 38 52 23 N 77 07 57 W 38 872958 N 77 132521 W 38 872958 77 132521 Electrical substation floor in Bluemont Junction Railroad Display Multiple sources Liebertz John Arlington County Historic Preservation Planner Arlington County Register of Historic Places Historic District Designation Form Benjamin Elliott s Coal Trestle PDF Government of Arlington County Virginia Archived PDF from the original on March 12 2021 Retrieved March 12 2021 Rothstein Ethan June 6 2014 Part of W amp OD Railroad Torn Down for Storage Facility ARLnow Archived from the original on June 13 2014 Retrieved July 10 2014 Sullivan Patricia June 11 2014 Landowner removes remnants of Arlington s industrial past for self storage units Local The Washington Post Archived from the original on June 11 2018 Retrieved June 11 2018 Rothstein Ethan June 13 2014 W amp OD Trestle Could Get Historic Designation ARLnow Archived from the original on June 16 2014 Retrieved July 10 2014 Board Report Historic District Designation of and Design Guidelines for Benjamin Elliott s Coal Trestle located on the southern side of the Washington amp Old Dominion W amp OD Trail near the southwestern corner of Lee Highway and Fairfax Drive adjacent to the northern property line of 6873 Lee Highway and which district boundary shall include only the trestle structure itself in the portion of the parcel identified as RPC 11 065 001 County Board Agenda Item 50 Meeting of September 20 2014 Government of Arlington County Virginia September 12 2014 Archived from the original on October 28 2018 Retrieved October 28 2018 Fisette Jay Chair Arlington County Board September 20 2014 Approval of agenda item number 50 p 27 Historic District Designation of and Design Guidelines for Benjamin Elliott s Coal Trestle located on the southern side of the Washington amp Old Dominion W amp OD Trail near the southwestern corner of Lee Highway and Fairfax Drive adjacent to the northern property line of 6873 Lee Highway and which district boundary shall include only the trestle structure itself in the portion of the parcel identified as RPC 11 065 001 PDF Minutes of Arlington County Board meeting of September 20 2014 Consent Items Items 1 53 Government of Arlington County Virginia p 1 Archived PDF from the original on February 5 2021 Retrieved February 5 2021 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link Benjamin Elliott s Coal Trestle Projects amp Planning Government of Arlington County Virginia 2021 Archived from the original on March 12 2021 Retrieved March 12 2021 NVRPA West Falls Church Station marker HMdb The Historical Marker Database Archived from the original on December 27 2015 Retrieved May 12 2021 In Washington and Old Dominion Railroad Markers series HMdb The Historical Marker Database Archived from the original on July 18 2011 Retrieved May 12 2021 a b c d Neville Section 7 p 5 Description and 1960 photograph of Goose Creek bridge in Williams Appendix II Bridges and Structures Multiple sources Two Creeks Trail Area PDF Loudoun Outdoors Guide Piedmont Environmental Council Archived PDF from the original on July 22 2013 Retrieved December 27 2013 Description and 1972 photograph of Sycolin Creek bridge in Williams Appendix II Bridges and Structures 2007 photograph of trail bridge over Goose Creek Archived March 4 2016 at the Wayback Machine In Swain Craig photographer August 11 2007 Goose Creek Bridge Photograph number 4 in Diesel Trains on the W amp OD marker HMdb The Historical Marker Database Archived from the original on December 27 2015 Retrieved December 25 2015 Undated photograph of trail bridge over Goose Creek Coordinates of path to view of piers and abutments of former railroad bridge over Goose Creek 39 04 13 N 77 31 12 W 39 070235 N 77 520037 W 39 070235 77 520037 Trail to view of piers and abutments of former railroad bridge over Goose Creek Coordinates of path to view of span piers and abutments of former railroad bridge over Sycolin Creek 39 04 20 N 77 31 23 W 39 07209 N 77 523018 W 39 07209 77 523018 Trail to view of span piers and abutments of former railroad bridge over Sycolin Creek a b Undated photograph of trail bridge over Sycolin Creek The Leesburg Lime Company marker HMdb The Historical Marker Database Archived from the original on February 27 2012 Retrieved May 12 2021 In Washington and Old Dominion Railroad Markers series HMdb The Historical Marker Database Archived from the original on July 18 2011 Retrieved May 12 2021 Multiple sources Clarkes Gap marker HMdb The Historical Marker Database Archived from the original on December 27 2015 Retrieved May 12 2021 In Washington and Old Dominion Railroad Markers series HMdb The Historical Marker Database Archived from the original on July 18 2011 Retrieved May 12 2021 Swain Craig photographer August 3 2007 Close Up of the Bridge East Side Photograph number 4 in Clarkes Gap marker HMdb org The Historical Marker Database Archived from the original on March 4 2016 Retrieved December 25 2015 A Quartet of Cabooses in Remembering The W amp OD Railroad RailServe com by Christopher Muller February 14 2007 Archived from the original on March 3 2021 Retrieved August 6 2010 a b Bluemont Junction marker Northern Virginia Regional Parks Authority HMdb The Historical Marker Database Archived from the original on December 27 2015 Retrieved August 18 2010 In Washington and Old Dominion Railroad Markers series HMdb The Historical Marker Database Archived from the original on October 19 2020 Retrieved August 18 2010 Multiple sources Wamsley J 2011 Bluemont Junction Caboose In and Around Arlington Galleries SmugMug Inc Archived from the original on March 3 2016 Retrieved February 28 2016 Photographs of interior and exterior of Southern Railway caboose in Bluemont Junction Railroad Display ron4packers tl Old Caboose on WO amp D Washington and Old Dominion Railroad Regional Park W amp OD photograph TrailLink Washington D C Rails to Trails Conservancy Archived from the original on December 29 2019 Retrieved December 29 2019 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint numeric names authors list link Photograph of Southern Railway caboose in Bluemont Junction Railroad Display Bluemont Junction Park Arlington County Virginia Arlington County Department of Parks and Recreation Archived from the original on February 15 2022 Retrieved December 31 2023 Photographs of exterior and interior of Southern Railway caboose and historical markers in Bluemont Junction Railroad Display Bluemont Junction Caboose Arlington County Virginia Arlington County Department of Parks and Recreation Archived from the original on March 2 2006 Retrieved September 1 2016 Bluemont Junction Caboose W amp OD consuarrider February 8 2009 Retrieved February 27 2016 via Photobucket Corporation dead link Photograph of Bluemont Junction Railroad Display Swart Randy 2007 Photograph of Southern Railway caboose in Bluemont Junction Railroad Display Arlington History Ride A Self Guided Tour of Arlington Virginia USA for Bikers and Hikers Barcroft School and Civic League Inc Archived from the original on August 19 2006 Retrieved September 1 2016 Swain Craig November 28 2009 Three Markers in front of an Old Caboose Bluemont Junction marker HMdb The Historical Marker Database Archived from the original on January 12 2014 Retrieved August 4 2011 Photograph of caboose in Bluemont Junction Railroad Display Pyzyk Katie photographer February 21 2012 Photograph of one end of Bluemont Junction caboose ARLnow com Archived from the original on May 10 2012 Retrieved February 21 2012 Trail sign near caboose April 2017 Multiple sources Bluemont Junction ca 1934 marker HMdb The Historical Marker Database Archived from the original on October 15 2012 Retrieved August 24 2010 In Washington and Old Dominion Railroad Markers series HMdb The Historical Marker Database Archived from the original on July 18 2011 Retrieved May 12 2021 Bluemont Junction Markers HMdb The Historical Marker Database Archived from the original on October 16 2012 Retrieved August 24 2010 List containing links to web pages for six historical markers in and near the Bluemont Junction Railroad Display near the W amp OD Trail in Arlington County Bouchard Elizabeth November 12 2010 Bluemont Junction Caboose All Around Arlington 45 Visit an old Southern Railway Caboose at Bluemont Junction StudioPress Archived from the original on April 26 2012 Retrieved February 27 2016 Photograph of Southern Railway caboose historical marker shed and cross buck in Bluemont Junction Railroad Display Bluemont Junction Park Arlington County Virginia Arlington County Department of Parks and Recreation Archived from the original on July 12 2019 Retrieved July 12 2019 Photographs of interior and exterior of Southern Railway caboose historical markers and display of historical railroad photographs in Bluemont Junction Railroad Display Ladwig Barry Bluemont Junction Washington and Old Dominion Railroad Regional Park W amp OD photograph TrailLink Washington D C Rails to Trails Conservancy Archived from the original on December 29 2019 Retrieved December 29 2019 Three markers near W amp OD Trail in Bluemont Junction Railroad Display each containing a part of a historical photograph of Bluemont Junction Freeman Store and Museum marker HMdb The Historical Marker Database March 12 2012 Archived from the original on March 12 2012 In Virginia Civil War Trails Markers series HMdb The Historical Marker Database Archived from the original on June 10 2011 Freeman Store and Museum Historic Vienna Inc Archived from the original on November 27 2020 Retrieved March 5 2021 Photograph of Vienna caboose Swain Craig July 2 2007 Photograph of Caboose 503 Vienna Centennial Park marker HMdb The Historical Marker Database Archived from the original on December 26 2015 Retrieved August 4 2011 Multiple sources Vienna Centennial Park marker The Historical Marker Database Archived from the original on October 12 2012 Retrieved September 17 2008 After repeal of the laws requiring manned cabooses in Virginia the Norfolk Southern Corporation announced that it would donate cabooses to deserving organizations The Town of Vienna received a caboose because of the importance of the railroad in Vienna s history and its plans for a Centennial celebration Vienna s caboose was built in 1948 and weighs over 30 tons It was renamed and renumbered as W amp OD Caboose 503 Vienna Centennial Park and the caboose are within the boundaries of the W amp OD Regional Trail right of way by permission of Virginia Power and the Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority Informational booklet containing photographs of the existing caboose crossbuck and Station 1 Mile railroad marker in Vienna Centennial Park and of a wood caboose bearing the name Old Dominion and the number 502 Optimist Club of Greater Vienna W amp OD Trail Caboose Museum Optimist Club of Greater Vienna April 27 2010 Archived from the original on December 23 2018 Retrieved December 23 2018 How old is this caboose Answer W amp OD 503 is a newer all steel model built for the Norfolk and Southern Railroad in 1948 and moved here in 1990 as a community project and re designated W amp OD 503 as part of the town centennial Caboose Open House Schedule 2017 Optimist Club of Greater Vienna 2017 Archived from the original on June 2 2017 Retrieved February 8 2017 Francis Doug May 2013 Photograph of Vienna caboose crossbuck and Station 1 Mile railroad marker dougfrancis com Archived from the original on February 8 2017 Retrieved February 8 2017 Multiple sources Northern Virginia Model Railroaders Inc Vienna Virginia Archived from the original on October 13 2018 Retrieved October 28 2018 Swain Craig July 2 2007 Photograph of Vienna Station HMdb The Historical Marker Database Archived from the original on January 12 2014 Retrieved July 23 2013 a b Museum Information The Herndon Historical Society Archived from the original on December 23 2018 Retrieved December 23 2018 Multiple sources The Caboose The Herndon Historical Society Archived from the original on August 13 2018 Retrieved December 23 2018 In 1989 longtime Society member and railroad aficianado George Moore located a surplus Norfolk and Western caboose arranged for it to be transported to Herndon and coordinated with the Herndon Department of Public Works to install the section of track on which it sits Located adjacent to the W amp OD trail formerly the W amp OD railroad line the caboose serves as a reminder of the town s rail history Although the caboose is now the property of the Town of Herndon the Society continues to monitor its condition and to fund the interior maintenance Following his death in 2003 the caboose was dedicated in George s memory In 2008 the interior was restored and the windows were improved to make them water tight Prats J J March 10 2006 Photograph of Herndon Caboose Tracks into History The Washington and Old Dominion Railroad marker HMdb The Historical Marker Database Archived from the original on October 24 2012 Retrieved August 3 2011 Lipsky Richard A The Washington Post Slide number 3 in slideshow in Fisher Marc April 24 2008 A Slight Gap Where the Sidewalk Ends Opinions Columns amp Blogs The Washington Post Archived from the original on October 29 2009 Retrieved December 25 2020 Multiple sources McCray Paul former Manager W amp OD Regional Park Luck Stone Quarry overlook video Uenuma F Two Decades Along the W amp OD Trail The Washington Post Archived from the original on November 5 2012 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link Leesburg Plant Luck Stone Archived from the original on May 26 2012 Retrieved October 29 2012 Multiple sources Lorenz Walter Gwosdz Werner 2004 Manual on the geological technical assessment of mineral construction materials with 301 tables Geologisches Jahrbuch Sonderhefte H H SH 15 Stuttgart Germany E Schweizerbart ISBN 3 510 95917 5 OCLC 76695693 King Hobart M Trap Rock Geology com Archived from the original on January 20 2019 Retrieved December 29 2019 Trap rock Mindat org Archived from the original on December 29 2019 Retrieved December 29 2019 Loudoun Visitors Center in Purcellville Wine Tastings amp Information Loudoun Convention amp Visitors Association Visit Loudoun 2016 Archived from the original on April 11 2016 Multiple sources DEDICATION CEREMONY FOR SPARROW POND WETLAND SET FOR AUG 24 News Release Government of Arlington County Virginia August 23 2002 Archived from the original on October 19 2006 Retrieved February 27 2016 Thurston Steve April 4 2007 Sparrow Pond Deluxe Sparrow Pond Dredging and the Unfortunate Beavers The Buckingham Herald Tribblog Archived from the original on July 8 2011 Retrieved April 9 2012 Brandymore Castle marker HMdb The Historical Marker Database Archived from the original on October 16 2012 Retrieved August 23 2010 In Virginia Civil War Trails Markers series HMdb The Historical Marker Database Archived from the original on June 10 2011 Coordinates of natural area near W amp OD Trail and Four Mile Run in Glencarlyn Park in Arlington County 38 51 42 N 77 07 08 W 38 861582 N 77 118831 W 38 861582 77 118831 Natural area in Glencarlyn Park Coordinates of natural area near W amp OD Trail and Piney Branch in Clarks Crossing Park in Fairfax County 38 55 26 N 77 17 20 W 38 923793 N 77 288926 W 38 923793 77 288926 Natural area in Clarks Crossing Park Coordinates of natural area near W amp OD Trail and the confluence of Goose Creek and Sycolin Creek in Two Creeks Trail Area in Loudoun County 39 04 15 N 77 31 08 W 39 070737 N 77 518898 W 39 070737 77 518898 Natural area near confluence of Goose Creek and Sycolin Creek Chairman Connolly Supervisors Smyth and Hudgins July 26 2004 Joint Board Matter pertaining to clearance of vegetation near W amp OD Trail Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Fairfax County Virginia government Archived from the original on September 29 2006 Retrieved February 27 2016 Slideshow Western Loudoun 230 kV Transmission Line Update October 5 2004 Dominion Archived from the original on October 13 2006 Retrieved September 7 2011 Multiple sources Transmission Line Hearings Week in Loudoun Connection Newspapers November 21 2005 Archived from the original on March 10 2016 Retrieved July 11 2013 The Loudoun County Board of Supervisors has adopted a resolution of continued opposition to the installation of a proposed Dominion Virginia Power transmission line along the Washington and Old Dominion W amp OD Trail The resolution adopted unanimously by the Board Tuesday Nov 15 also calls for continued support of underground construction as the preferred method of installation The Board s resolution states that Loudoun County and its citizens will be best served and least damaged if the proposed transmission facility is placed underground and not on the W amp OD Trail Dominion Virginia Power has filed an application with the State Corporation Commission SCC to construct a new 230 000 volt transmission line in western Loudoun County from the Pleasant View substation to the Hamilton substation Reyes Denise Deputy Clerk for the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors November 15 2005 Copy Teste DOMINION VIRGINIA POWER TRANSMISSION LINE FROM THE PLEASANT VIEW SUBSTATION TO THE HAMILTON SUBSTATION Office of the County Administrator Loudoun County Virginia Leesburg Virginia Loudoun County Virginia Government Retrieved August 26 2010 Whereas Virginia Electric and Power Company d b a Dominion Virginia Power Dominion or Virginia Power has caused to be filed an application the Application with the State Corporation Commission the Commission for the installation of a 230kV transmission facility within Loudoun County between the existing Pleasant View Substation and a proposed substation to be located east of the Town of Purcellville the Hamilton Station Whereas Loudoun County and its citizens will be best served and least damaged if the proposed transmission facility is placed underground and is not placed on the W amp OD Regional Park the W amp OD Trail in any configuration now therefore Be It Resolved that the Board of Supervisors of the County of Loudoun Virginia on behalf of the citizens of Loudoun County will continue to oppose any installation of the proposed facility along the W amp OD Trail and will continue to support the underground installation of the proposed facility if it is to be located within the County or any independent political subdivision of the Commonwealth located within the County andBe It Further Resolved that the Board of Supervisors will continue to work with the Town of Leesburg other incorporated towns state legislators other stake holders the Commission The Virginia Department of Transportation and Virginia Power to achieve the purpose and intent of this Resolution including the use of all legal means to ensure that any transmission facility is constructed in accordance with this Resolution a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link permanent dead link Buschow Barry NVRPA Board Member December 13 2005 Dear Friends and Supporters of the W amp OD Trail NVRPA open letter asking public to oppose transmission line project on W amp OD Trail in Loudoun County W amp OD Needs Your Help Again MORE Mid Atlantic Off Road Enthusiasts Archived from the original on July 22 2011 Retrieved April 9 2012 Multiple sources NORTHERN VIRGINIA REGIONAL PARK AUTHORITY PRE FILED DIRECT TESTIMONY OF MR HAFNER MR MCCRAY AND MR SIMMONS Parts 1 5 Case No PUE 2005 00018 Virginia State Corporation Commission November 30 2005 Archived from the original on September 28 2017 Retrieved September 28 2017 Obtained in Case Docket Search Virginia State Corporation Commission Archived from the original on September 28 2017 Retrieved September 28 2017 NORTHERN VIRGINIA REGIONAL PARK AUTHORITY POST HEARING BRIEF Part 1 PDF Case No PUE 2005 00018 Virginia State Corporation Commission September 18 2006 Archived from the original on September 28 2017 Retrieved September 28 2017 Obtained in Case Docket Search Virginia State Corporation Commission Archived from the original on September 28 2017 Retrieved September 28 2017 NORTHERN VIRGINIA REGIONAL PARK AUTHORITY POST HEARING BRIEF Part 2 PDF Case No PUE 2005 00018 Virginia State Corporation Commission September 18 2006 Archived from the original on September 28 2017 Retrieved September 28 2017 In Case No PUE 2005 00018 Virginia State Corporation Commission Obtained in Case Docket Search Virginia State Corporation Commission Archived from the original on September 28 2017 Retrieved September 28 2017 NORTHERN VIRGINIA REGIONAL PARK AUTHORITY DIRECT TESTIMONY ON REMAND OF KATHERINE H RUDACILLE CHARLES SIMMONS DONALD E ZIMAR JASON H GART AND STEVEN A STUDABAKER Part 1 PDF Case No PUE 2005 00018 Virginia State Corporation Commission June 15 2007 Archived PDF from the original on September 29 2017 Retrieved September 28 2017 Obtained in Case Docket Search Virginia State Corporation Commission Archived from the original on September 28 2017 Retrieved September 28 2017 NORTHERN VIRGINIA REGIONAL PARK AUTHORITY DIRECT TESTIMONY ON REMAND OF KATHERINE H RUDACILLE CHARLES SIMMONS DONALD E ZIMAR JASON H GART AND STEVEN A STUDABAKER Part 2 PDF Case No PUE 2005 00018 Virginia State Corporation Commission June 15 2007 Archived PDF from the original on September 29 2017 Retrieved September 28 2017 Obtained in Case Docket Search Virginia State Corporation Commission Archived from the original on September 28 2017 Retrieved September 28 2017 a b Reyes Denise Deputy Clerk for the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors June 5 2007 Copy Teste IN RE PLEASANT VIEW HAMILTON 230KV TRANSMISSION LINE Office of the County Administrator Loudoun County Virginia Leesburg Virginia Loudoun County Virginia Government Archived from the original on February 28 2016 Retrieved February 28 2016 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link a b Multiple sources Peck Joel H Clerk of the State Corporation Commission A True Copy Teste Final Order Case No PUE 2005 00018 PDF Pleasant View Hamilton 230kV Line SCC Approval Process Final Order Dominion Archived PDF from the original on January 2 2010 Retrieved April 9 2012 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link Map of approved transmission line route PDF Pleasant View Hamilton 230kV Line Maps environmental study area and the route Dominion Archived PDF from the original on January 2 2010 Retrieved June 13 2012 State Corporation Commission Application Process Dominion Archived from the original on March 5 2008 Retrieved September 7 2011 Section of W amp OD Railroad Regional Park approved for transmission line route From W amp OD Trail Mile 36 2 at coordinates 39 06 51 N 77 35 50 W 39 114029 N 77 597283 W 39 114029 77 597283 W amp OD Transmission line route at Trail Mile 36 2 to Trail Mile 38 0 at coordinates 39 08 15 N 77 36 33 W 39 137417 N 77 609246 W 39 137417 77 609246 Transmission line route at Trail Mile 38 0 Accessed March 21 2008 Multiple sources Website of Delegate Joe T May Archived from the original on February 27 2012 Retrieved April 9 2012 Virginia House of Delegates home page of Delegate Joe T May Archived from the original on February 9 2012 Retrieved April 9 2012 Text of H 1319 2008 Virginia Acts of Assembly Chapter 799 An Act to establish a pilot program to place certain transmission lines underground PDF Pleasant View Hamilton 230kV Line SCC Approval Process Dominion p 1 Archived from the original PDF on February 1 2012 Retrieved April 9 2012 The Commission shall not be required to perform any further analysis as to the impacts of this route including environmental impacts or impacts upon historical resources Legislative history of HB 1319 Underground transmission lines pilot program established Virginia General Assembly Archived from the original on January 22 2016 Retrieved December 27 2015 Multiple sources Booth Lisa S May 21 2008 Modified Request of Virginia Electric Power Company To Participate in Pilot Project and For Approval of Underground Transmission Line Construction Under Section 2 A of HB1319 PDF Dominion Archived PDF from the original on January 2 2010 Retrieved December 7 2012 Jagdmann Judith Williams Christie Mark C Dimitri James C December 1 2008 Pleasant View Hamilton 230 kV Transmission Line PDF First Annual Report on the Pilot Program to Place Certain Transmission Lines Underground Richmond Virginia Commonwealth of Virginia State Corporation Commission pp 4 6 Archived from the original PDF on June 26 2016 Retrieved June 26 2016 W amp OD Trail Project Update Underground Electric Transmission Lines June 3 2008 PDF nvrpa org Retrieved September 9 2008 permanent dead link Details on Underground Lines Construction Impacts Pleasant View Hamilton 230kV Line Dominion Archived from the original on January 2 2010 Retrieved September 7 2011 Project Schedule Pleasant View Hamilton 230kV Line Dominion Archived from the original on June 11 2012 Retrieved April 9 2012 Multiple sources Northern Virginia Transportation Authority Adopts 539M Funding Program to Reduce Congestion Throughout Region PDF Press Release Fairfax Virginia Northern Virginia Transportation Authority July 9 2020 Archived PDF from the original on July 17 2020 Retrieved July 17 2020 Four Arlington Transportation Projects to Receive Regional Funding News ARLnow com July 10 2020 Archived from the original on July 14 2020 Retrieved July 17 2020 Four major transportation projects in Arlington will receive tens of millions in regional funding the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority announced today W amp OD Trail Enhancements in Arlington which would widen a busy two mile stretch of the W amp OD Trail in Arlington The plan has been criticized by a group of tree and environmental advocates worried about tree removal and stormwater runoff The project is only set to receive 650 000 of the requested 5 6 million which would have covered the entire cost Arlington W amp OD Trail Enhancements PDF NVTA FY2020 2025 Six Year Program Fairfax Virginia Northern Virginia Transportation Authority March 5 2020 Archived PDF from the original on June 6 2020 Retrieved July 17 2020 Funding approved to design dual use segment of W amp OD Trail in Arlington Transportation Notes Sun Gazette Newspapers Inside NOVA July 29 2020 Archived from the original on October 10 2021 Retrieved October 10 2021 The Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority NOVA Parks didn t get all the funding it was seeking to create a dual use trail on about two miles of the Washington amp Old Dominion Regional Trail in Arlington The Northern Virginia Transportation Authority included 650 000 for design of the project in its recently adopted six year 539 million spending package That was far less than the 5 64 million sought by NOVA Parks to cover the cost of design and construction with a goal of segregating walkers from bicyclists on the popular trail in an effort to improve safety and mitigate congestion The decision represented a compromise after Arlington officials received complaints from some residents about the proposal County Board member Katie Cristol said the decision will allow NOVA Parks to move forward and come back for a more substantive conversation on impacts at a future date FY2020 2025 Six Year Program Summary of Public Comments PDF Fairfax Virginia Northern Virginia Transportation Authority June 16 2020 pp 4 9 Archived PDF from the original on July 17 2020 Retrieved July 17 2020 The W amp OD Trail Heads Towards The Mountains The Washington Post January 21 1998 Archived from the original on September 11 2016 Retrieved June 14 2016 a b Bates Steve November 8 1990 Trail Clears Hurdle The Washington Post Archived from the original on August 4 2016 Retrieved May 26 2016 Park Authority officials first must decide where they want the trail extension to go The linear park follows the right of way of the defunct Washington amp Old Dominion Railway between Shirlington near Interstate 395 and Purcellville But the portion of the train line s old path that is west of Purcellville is privately owned and probably unavailable for the trail extension park officials said The agency said it may try to find a new path through the rolling hills or more likely it may try to persuade the Virginia Department of Transportation to let it use part of the right of way along Route 7 which connects Purcellville and Bluemont Multiple sources Table 5 1 Primary Roads and Connecting Corridors Loudoun County Bicycle and Pedestrian Mobility Master Plan Chapter 5 Recommended Bicycle and Pedestrian Network C Network Development Priorities Leesburg Virginia Loudoun County Government October 20 2003 p 47 Archived from the original on June 14 2016 Retrieved June 14 2016 11 Round Hill Hamilton Business Rt 7 Link Towns via their Main Sts Round Hill Purcellville amp Hamilton Improves access to Franklin Pk W amp OD Trail amp local schools Bikeway walkway facility design will need to vary throughout this long amp diverse corridor Intersection design amp multi modal traffic flow are key 12 Clarke County Round Hill Rt 7 Link W amp OD Trail amp Round Hill w Bluemont amp Appalachian Trail ROW acquisition may be necessary selecting a bikeway facility may require a study Chapter 10 Regional Recommendations Region 8 Northern Virginia Regional Trails PDF 2013 Virginia Outdoors Plan Richmond Virginia Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation p 10 97 Archived from the original PDF on June 14 2016 Retrieved June 14 2016 Complete the connection between the W amp OD Trail and the Appalachian Trail and the connection between the W amp OD Trail and White s Ferry Upon completion the connection and the W amp OD Trail will be an effective east west axis linking the Chesapeake Bay with the Appalachian Mountains and serving as an intercounty connector for existing and developing trails throughout the region Figure 8 7 Virginia s Proposed and Existing State Connecting Trails annotated map 2018 Virginia Outdoors Plan Chapter 8 Trails Richmond Virginia Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation p 8 5 Archived PDF from the original on February 6 2019 Retrieved February 6 2018 8n W amp OD Connector Regional Featured Projects PDF 2018 Virginia Outdoors Plan Region 8 Northern Virginia Chapter 13 Regional Recommendations Richmond Virginia Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation p 13 47 Archived PDF from the original on February 6 2019 Retrieved February 6 2018 Implement the Washington and Old Dominion trail plan Thomas Ann Whitehead 2004 A Story of Round Hill Loudoun County Virginia Leesburg Virginia Friends of the Thomas Balch Library Inc p 224 ISBN 0 9724754 8 6 OCLC 58973927 Home of Virginia Scott Lincoln at the intersection of Jail Cedar Street and the Southern boundary of R R property LDB 14 G 1790 4 December 1953 Built in 1942 by Robert Grayson on land purchased by him from E C Iden LDB 11 P 106 28 April 1942 Long planned Round Hill Trail Projects Move Toward Construction Loudoun Now September 9 2019 Retrieved March 19 2020 Multiple sources Park to Purcellville Trail Options Get Early Airing Loudoun Now Leesburg Virginia June 8 2017 Retrieved January 27 2019 via Electronic Ink of Leesburg VA Construction is about to start on another trail project that will link Franklin Park to the Town of Round Hill That work comes after a decade of planning Active Project Round Hill to Franklin Park Trail Capital Projects Report FY 2021 Oct Nov Dec CAPITAL PROJECT REPORT annotated map with links to PDF files Capital Projects Active and Planned in Loudoun County Adopted FY 2017 FY 2023 Leesburg Virginia Loudoun County Virginia Department of Transportation and Capital Infrastructure Retrieved March 18 2021 This project designs and constructs a mixed use trail from the center of the Town of Round Hill to Franklin Park In this quarter initiated Phase 1 and 2 cut and fill operations for the trail within Franklin Park installed E amp S controls along East Loudoun Street relocated the water line at East Loudoun Street and began the storm water infrastructure at East Loudoun Street In the next quarter H amp SS expects to continue Phase 1 and 2 cut and fill operations at the park Storm water infrastructure along East Loudoun Street will continue weather permitting The 3Q FY 2020 report referenced a delay in the project construction completion from fall 2021 to winter 2020 this was an error The report should have reported the construction completion delay as winter 2022 Ribbon Cutting for Round Hill to Franklin Park Trail Project Set for September 27 County News Leesburg Virginia Loudoun County Virginia government September 13 2022 Archived from the original on June 10 2023 Retrieved December 31 2023 Franklin Park Leesburg Virginia Loudoun County Virginia Department of Parks Recreation and Community Services Archived from the original on February 6 2019 Retrieved February 6 2019 via Government Websites by CivicPlus Franklin Park is a regional park in western Loudoun County Its 203 acres of rolling hills harbor majestic views of the Blue Ridge Mountains The park opened on July 4 1998 and offers a wide variety of outdoor activities Multiple sources Park to Purcellville Trail Options Get Early Airing Loudoun Now Leesburg Virginia June 8 2017 Retrieved January 27 2019 via Electronic Ink of Leesburg VA About two dozen Purcellville area residents gathered at Emerick Elementary School on Wednesday night to learn more about plans to build a pedestrian and bicycle trail between the town and Franklin Park Now the planners are looking at a 1 1 mile route from the park s swimming pool complex following along Tranquility Road and then connecting with the sidewalk on Main Street at South 32nd Street The main question is whether the path would be built on the north or south side of Rt 7 Business Main Street Active Project Franklin Park to Purcellville Trail Capital Project Report FY 2021 Oct Nov Dec annotated map with links to PDF files Capital Projects Active and Planned in Loudoun County Adopted FY 2017 FY 2023 Leesburg Virginia Loudoun County Virginia Department of Transportation and Capital Infrastructure Retrieved March 18 2021 This project provides funding to develop a trail alignment and preliminary design for a recreation trail from Franklin Park to the Town of Purcellville In this quarter the design consultant Dewberry analyzed options for the proposed trail to cross West Main Street Business Route 7 at Tranquility Lane and preparations for a future public information meeting continued In the next quarter DTCI staff will schedule a public information meeting for the project Since there are tight ROW and utility constraints associated with the proposed trail additional time has been required to analyze alternative alignment options As a result the completion of the design phase has been delayed from fall 2020 to fall 2021 Franklin Park to Purcellville Trail Projects Studies amp Plans Leesburg Virginia Loudoun County Virginia government Archived from the original on June 4 2023 Retrieved December 31 2023 Franklin Park to Purcellville Trail Hot Topics and Important Issues Purcellville Virginia Town of Purcellville Virginia government Archived from the original on August 1 2023 Retrieved December 31 2023 h2 onclick, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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