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South Side Trail Singletrack

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 4.3 (12)
  1. Areas
  2. VA
  3. …Northern Virginia
  4. …Reston
  5. Lake Fairfax Park
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“A hard-packed singletrack flow trail with tabletops and rollers. ”

Zain Mirza
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0.7

Miles

1.1

KM
Singletrack

368' 112 m

High

300' 91 m

Low

30' 9 m

Up

87' 27 m

Down

3%

Avg Grade (2°)

10%

Max Grade (6°)

Dogs Leashed

E-Bikes Allowed

Description

This trail starts with two tabletops and a g-out. Next, it climbs till the parking lot and then starts to descend many sets of rollers and long berms.

Finally, the trail becomes rocky and traverses the hill with grade reversals, finishing at the creek. This is one of the longest descents in the park.

Contacts

Local Club: Mid-Atlantic Off Road Enthusiasts (MORE)

Land Manager: Fairfax County, VA - Park Authority

Shared By:

Zain Mirza with improvements by Ryan Bower
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Trail Ratings

  4.3 from 12 votes

#1

in Lake Fairfax Park

#7531

Overall
  4.3 from 12 votes
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Trail Rankings

#1

in Lake Fairfax Park

#156

in Virginia

#7,531

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Photos

Alex Figueroa focusing on an off-camber section at the south end of Rails to River Trail.
Jul 14, 2018 near Reston, VA
Ready to climb hard
Dec 4, 2018 near Reston, VA
G-out to a small step up on South Side Trail.
Jul 14, 2018 near Reston, VA
Looking back up at a loose right right hand turn followed by a small jump.
Jul 14, 2018 near Reston, VA
Nice rock feature
Jul 20, 2020 near Reston, VA
Smooth Twists and Spring Foliage on Rails to River Trail.
Apr 26, 2018 near Reston, VA

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Minor Issues 63 days ago
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Aug 29, 2018
Koi H
Most of the trails in Lake Fairfax blend together, and unless you are using your phone or map you'll be on more than one trail.
Jul 16, 2018
Grace Corapi
Nov 23, 2017
Sanka Perera
1mi

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