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Potomac Overlook Loop (Potomac Overlook Regional Park, VA)

On By Andrew WojtanikIn Arlington County Parks, Easy Hikes, Virginia2 Comments

While its namesake viewpoint is no more, Potomac Overlook Regional Park in Arlington, Virginia still offers a couple miles of unpaved hiking trails through a diverse deciduous forest. A combination of five different trails forms an easy-to-moderate circuit around the park that clocks in at around 1.6 miles. Access is from the restrooms and parking …

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Bluemont Junction Trail – Custis Trail Loop (Arlington County Parks, VA)

On By Andrew WojtanikIn Arlington County Parks, Easy Hikes, Virginia2 Comments

Cutting southwest through the Bluemont section of Arlington, Virginia, the paved and accessible Bluemont Junction Trail traces an old railroad line constructed in 1912. Together with segments of the Custis and Washington and Old Dominion (W&OD) Trails, the Bluemont Junction path forms a 3.2-mile loop starting and ending near the Ballston Metro Station. Have no …

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