James Long Park Trail System

Description

The trail system at James S. Long Regional Park currently consists of approximately 5.5 miles of dirt trails winding through the wooded areas surrounding the park. A current official trail map and overview is maintained by PWC Parks at: http://www.pwcparks.org/pdf/trail_jlong.pdf The trails are regularly utilized by local trail walkers and runners, equestrians, and mountain bikers. The trails are primarily doubletrack dirt, semi-primitive, nonmotorized public trail, and are accessed from 5 primary trailhead areas. Portions of the trail are singletrack and include multiple crossings of the Catharpin Creek. The trail system is in the middle of the planned Catharpin Creek Trail System, which is planned to connect Silver Lake Park, James Long Park, Conway Robinson State Park, and the Manassas National Battlefield with a path along the Catharpin Creek. Currently, the existing segments of the Catharpin Creek Trail System are the trails located within the above referenced parks, as well as a woodchip equestrian/pedestrian trail between Silver Lake and James Long Park. The trail terminates at Silver Lake Park on the east and Rt. 15 across from James Long Park on the west. The planned system map is available at this link: http://www.pwcgov.org/government/dept/park/pages/recreation-nature-trails-catharpin.aspx http://www.pwcgov.org/government/dept/park/Documents/map_catharpin.pdf