W&OD Trail

44.8 mile paved trail that runs from its start in Purcellville through Leesburg, Reston, Vienna, and Falls Church and ends in Shirlington. It is the primary route used by most cyclists in Northern Virginia for riding long distances because it connects many jurisdictions.
The full name of the W&OD Trail is the Washington & Old Dominion Trail.
==Trail History==
The W&OD Trail was originally opened in 1974 in Falls Church as a rail-to-trail after the Washington & Old Dominion Railroad closed. After many trail segments were added, the trail reached Purcellville in 1988, and the final portion of the trail, the Carlin Springs Rd underpass in Arlington, opened in 2002.
==Notable Trail Segments==
==Places of Interest==
*Sparrow Pond
*Brandymore Castle
*Freeman Store and Museum
*Herndon Depot Museum
*Luck Stone Quarry
*Purcellville
==Cross Trails/Connections==
*Fairfax County Parkway Trail
*Gerry Connolly Cross County Trail
*Four Mile Run Trail
*Custis Trail
*Bluemont Junction Trail
==Location==
The full trail can be seen here: https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/916095#map=11/38.9962/-77.4873&layers=C 
or here: https://goo.gl/maps/iPHe6zpexQR2
==Photos==
Wod 10.jpg|caboose in Vienna, VA
Wod 9.jpg|mural facing Vienna station
Wod 8.jpg|trail marker
Wod 7.jpg|map of W&OD Trail at Carolina Bros. BBQ
Wod 6.jpg|Carolina Bros. BBQ restaurant adjacent to the trail in Ashburn, VA
Wod 5.jpg|overlook at Luck Stone Quarry
Wod 4.jpg|old Ford truck used as a planter next to trail
Wod 3.jpg|stone bridge at Clark's Gap
Wod 2.jpg|western trailhead in Purcellville, VA
==Links==
*"W&OD Trail" - NVRPA http://www.nvrpa.org/park/w_od_railroad/
*"Washington & Old Dominion Railroad Trail" - Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_%26_Old_Dominion_Railroad_Regional_Park
Category:Trail
Category:Arlington
Category:Virginia
Category:Fairfax County
Category:Loudoun County
Category:Falls Church