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The Pasture Loop is a natural surface trail connecting Slaughterhouse Loop and Power Station Loop.


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Map Key

1.0

Miles

1.5

KM

Singletrack

221' 67 m

High

159' 49 m

Low

34' 10 m

Up

76' 23 m

Down

2%

Avg Grade (1°)

5%

Max Grade (3°)

Dogs Leashed

E-Bikes Unknown

Description

You can go left or right into the Pasture Loop, but once you reach the gravel road, you can go further south and meet up with the more challenging Slaughterhouse Loop (the old Slaughterhouse Loop is at the trailhead (yes, it was a real slaughterhouse). Do the loop and backtrack on the same gravel road uphill and take your first right. This trail will take you behind the old Dairy Farm building (soon to be the Equestrian Center stables.)

This trail will dump you out back on the Pasture Loop, turn right and follow the tree line. The Power Station Loop trailhead will be on your right. Make sure you take the second trailhead which will make you do the loop clockwise. About 2/3's into the loop there are some table top jumps.

Exit this loop back on the Pasture Loop away from the trash incinerator property, take a right fork up to and cross Furnace Road and do the Apple Orchard Loop (either direction is equally fun).

Cross back over Furnace Road and back onto the Pasture Loop. You'll soon see the equestrian center and you've completed most of the trail.

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Ernest Rodriguez

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  4.0 from 8 votes

#3

in Lorton

#11464

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#3

in Lorton

#310

in Virginia

#11,464

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Photos

Power Station Loop, Dairy Barn Trail
Aug 4, 2020 near Lorton, VA
You can see the old barn from the Laurel Hill Loop.
Mar 4, 2020 near Lorton, VA
Laurel Hill taken in March 2016. Verdant, flowing hills with the smell of wild green onions hanging in the air. This was a fun, quick (and therefore fleeting) part of the trail.
Mar 26, 2016 near Lorton, VA
Power Station Loop in the fall.
Nov 2, 2016 near Lorton, VA
Dairy barn loop
Mar 24, 2024 near Lorton, VA
Riding the ruins of Lorton Prison Laurel Hills MTB! Footage of every trail and cool sights along the way! Enjoy!
Jan 24, 2021 near Lorton, VA

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Sep 28, 2024
Chris Ververis
1mi
Mar 22, 2023
Private User
Mar 22, 2023
Private User
Aug 28, 2022
E E
1 loop. 1mi — 0h 07m
Sep 5, 2020
Timothy Howard
0h 18m
Jun 7, 2020
Michael Podguski
Dry. Hard packed dirt. Some loose gravel and large rocks in places. Gorgeous. 1.3mi — 13h 00m
Apr 3, 2020
Timothy Howard
Took half of this to get to Power Station and then finished another section to get to Pasture loop. 1.3mi — 12h 26m
Sep 17, 2019
Emerson Gold
0h 03m

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