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Gerry Connolly Cross County Trail (CCT)

 8 votes
  1. Areas
  2. VA
  3. Northern Virginia
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Length

40.6 Miles 65.3 Kilometers


Singletrack

Elevation

1,359' 414 m

Ascent

-1,200' -366 m

Descent

1%

Avg Grade (1°)

15%

Max Grade (8°)

419' 128 m

High

4' 1 m

Low

Conditions

Unknown
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“A trail allowing you to experience the entire Fairfax County.”

— Brian Smith
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Overview

Dogs: Leashed

Description

This trail is good no matter which way you travel it. On one end, you have Great Falls Park and its trail system. On the other end, you have Occoquan with its restaurants and boutique shops. Because this trail goes through a busy and heavily populated county, there are tons of locations through which you can get on and off the trail. In fact, my guess is that you can be on this trail and not even know it. There are plenty of places to grab a drink if you need it as well.

The big plus is that there are also sections where you'll have no idea you are in such a populated area.

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Land Manager: Fairfax County, VA - Park Authority

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Feb 20, 2018
Heath Anderson
15.5mi
Oct 27, 2016
Chris McCloud
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Trail Ratings

  4.0 from 8 votes

#2

in Northern Virginia

#4552

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#2

in Northern Virginia

#144

in Virginia

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Keep your eyes peeled for this rock-jump along the Gerry Connolly Cross Country Trail.
Keep your eyes peeled for this rock-jump along…
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Difficult Run creek crossing, just south of the Old Dominion underpass.
Difficult Run creek crossing, just south of the…
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Difficult run crossing. Can be uncross-able after heavy rainfall.
Difficult run crossing. Can be uncross-able af…
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An optional trail side skinny.
An optional trail side skinny.
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(Looking south) After screaming out of the parking lot down the CCT toward the Laurel Hill complex, you'll pass under Barrel Bridge -- the gateway to LH. If you look around the area while riding, you'll get occasional glimpses of structures from yesteryear.
(Looking south) After screaming out of the park…
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Panorama of the trailhead for Laurel Hill.
Panorama of the trailhead for Laurel Hill.
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Root-filled descent on the Great Falls section of the CCT.
Root-filled descent on the Great Falls section…
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The cross country trail is a nice idea, but needs work. The water crossing can be slippery and deep at times. There are places on the trail where you can get lost. The marking of the the turns on the trails needs a lot of improvement. The trail section from Fairfax City Ball park to the turn near the Park Rec center is all unmarked sidewalk. Apr 7, 2016

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