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Outing + a Snack: A Day Outdoors in Northern Virginia
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items Northern Virginia is filled with outdoor activities to do all year round. Each recommendation comes with a note about where to grab a meal, snack, or drink nearby after your outing.
Bear’s Den is an accessible hike for all ages. If you park at the main lot with the carved bear stature, it’s a quick .5 mile walk to the outlook. If you park at the park and ride lot facing Rt 15, the trail is a bit more rigorous with short rock scr...
Bear's Den Scenic Lookout + Bluemont General Store (Bluemont)
Rust Nature Sanctuary is tucked into the woods just past historic downtown Leesburg. There’s plenty of outdoor space to explore, with hiking trails, a pond filled with birds and ringed with a Paw Paw tree grove, and a meadow inhabited by songbirds an...
Rust Nature Sanctuary + Gruto’s Soft Serve (Leesburg)
Bles Park in Ashburn recently reopened after remodeling . This park is a haven for birdwatchers, with many species of birds noted along the Potomac Scenic Heritage trail, which runs through the park along the Potomac River. Bles Park is easily access...
Strolling Along the Potomac at Bles Park + Authors Ice Cream (Ashburn)
This park in Sterling has walking trails along Vestal’s Gap Road, which dates back to the 17th century, when the Algonkian tribe would use it to move animals. George Washington is said to have ridden the Vestals Gap Road.
Also within the park is Lo...
Claude Moore Park + La Pupusa Loca and El Paso Bakery (Sterling)
This hike is on the other side of Rt 15 in Bluemont across from the Bears Den Overlook, but it is a significantly more strenuous hike. A 7 mile out and back does reward you with an incredible view of the Shenandoah Valley from an overlook, but there’...
Raven Rocks Trailhead + Hill High Market (Bluemont / Round Hill)