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Trailhead view · Arlington to Purcellville

Washington & Old Dominion Trail

Distance
45mi
Climb
1,573ft
Hiking time
Not on file
Difficulty
Easy

Start: 38.84453, -77.08720 open in a map app

1,573 ft up, 1,081 ft down · 57–614 ft

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44.46 miles measured, 1,573 ft of climbing and 1,081 ft of descent, between 57 and 614 ft. The hardest part is a 8.3-mile climb of 401 ft starting at mile 0, averaging 0.9%. A second climb of 340 ft begins at mile 32.88. After the high point the route drops 210 ft over 4.8 miles.44.46 miles measured, 1,573 ft of climbing and 1,081 ft of descent, between 57 and 614 ft. The hardest part is a 8.3-mile climb of 401 ft starting at mile 0, averaging 0.9%. A second climb of 340 ft begins at mile 32.88. After the high point the route drops 210 ft over 4.8 miles.Trailfinder reading Measured from an OpenStreetMap line and the USGS 10 m elevation model, fetched 2026-09-05. Sampled terrain, not a GPS track.

44.46 miles measured, 1,573 ft of climbing and 1,081 ft of descent, between 57 and 614 ft. The hardest part is a 8.3-mile climb of 401 ft starting at mile 0, averaging 0.9%. A second climb of 340 ft begins at mile 32.88. After the high point the route drops 210 ft over 4.8 miles.

Official notes

Parking
Numerous access points with parking along the 45-mile trail between Shirlington and Purcellville; users may also join or leave the trail at a point of their choosing. Agency-listed parking locations: Shirlington (roadside parking; agency advises against leaving a vehicle overnight); Arlington/Bluemont Park (two lots — Manchester/4th Street north of Route 50, and Wilson Boulevard west of the Bon Air rose gardens); Vienna East (Vienna Community Center lot via Park Street); Vienna West (train station lot via Mill Street and Ayr Hill Road); Reston (paved trailside lot on Old Reston Avenue, plus a Sunset Hills Road commuter lot that is usually full on weekdays); Herndon (municipal center lot via Elden and Station Streets); Sterling/Pacific Boulevard (about 3 miles north of Dulles Airport); Ashburn (40-car lot at the Ashburn Road trail crossing, near Mile Marker 27.5); Leesburg (rear lot at the Douglass Community Center); Leesburg West (Loudoun County High School lot — weekends only during the school year); Purcellville (Loudoun Valley High School lot — weekends only during the school year); Purcellville West (gravel lot at the Hatcher Street trailhead). No parking fee or permit requirement is stated by the agency.
Water
Not on file
Dogs
Dogs allowed on leash
Cell
Not on file
Emergency
Not on file
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This view is a reference, not navigation. The line is sampled from OpenStreetMap and USGS data; carry an offline map and treat cell coverage as unreliable.