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SaveSet in Reston, VA, a very popular and growing business and population center, and walking distance from the Wiehle Rd Reston Metro station, the 476-acre Lake Fairfax Park serves thousands of people per day during its peak season. Boasting athletic fields, campgrounds, picnic shelters, a carousel, boat rentals, a skatepark, and the Water Mine Family Swimmin’ Hole surrounding a beautiful 20-acre lake, Lake Fairfax Park is an ideal setting for this 10+ mile mountain bike trail system, pump track, and jump lines.
MORE has been helping to maintain the trails in Lake Fairfax Park since the early 90s, when the park’s trail system consisted of a 2-mile section of the Rails to Rivers trail (often referred to as Colt’s Neck or the Difficult Run Trail). In 2009, with the Fairfax County Park Board’s approval, MORE and IMBA broke ground on a project to renovate the trail system and add 8 more miles of multi-use trail. Over the next 10 years, MORE, with significant contribution from The Bike Lane, the Capital Cross Classic cyclocross race, and hundreds of hours of volunteer efforts, have built some of the best mountain bike trails in the area. In 2016, MORE added the first public pump track in Northern Virginia in the middle of the park and the Lake Fairfax Bike Park was born.
The Lake Fairfax Bike Park trail system offers trails for just about every type of riding experience one could want. There are wide, flowy, family-friendly trails; challenging rocky sections; purpose-built flow trails with massive berms, rollers, and jumps; and good old tight, twisty old school singletrack. The trails have hosted various mountain bike races and events, including the Legend of Lake Fairfax and the NoVa Epic, and countless trail running races, but still retains a quiet, bucolic, natural feel that makes you forget that you’re a scant 1.5 miles from the booming Reston Town Center. And with The Bike Lane’s newest shop and microbrewery located adjacent to the southern trailhead, you’re never far from that tube, replacement part, or even pre- or post-ride hydration you might need to have an unforgettable riding experience.
MORE has been helping to maintain the trails in Lake Fairfax Park since the early 90s, when the park’s trail system consisted of a 2-mile section of the Rails to Rivers trail (often referred to as Colt’s Neck or the Difficult Run Trail). In 2009, with the Fairfax County Park Board’s approval, MORE and IMBA broke ground on a project to renovate the trail system and add 8 more miles of multi-use trail. Over the next 10 years, MORE, with significant contribution from The Bike Lane, the Capital Cross Classic cyclocross race, and hundreds of hours of volunteer efforts, have built some of the best mountain bike trails in the area. In 2016, MORE added the first public pump track in Northern Virginia in the middle of the park and the Lake Fairfax Bike Park was born.
The Lake Fairfax Bike Park trail system offers trails for just about every type of riding experience one could want. There are wide, flowy, family-friendly trails; challenging rocky sections; purpose-built flow trails with massive berms, rollers, and jumps; and good old tight, twisty old school singletrack. The trails have hosted various mountain bike races and events, including the Legend of Lake Fairfax and the NoVa Epic, and countless trail running races, but still retains a quiet, bucolic, natural feel that makes you forget that you’re a scant 1.5 miles from the booming Reston Town Center. And with The Bike Lane’s newest shop and microbrewery located adjacent to the southern trailhead, you’re never far from that tube, replacement part, or even pre- or post-ride hydration you might need to have an unforgettable riding experience.
Primary Trail Type: Cross-Country
Land Status: Regional Recreation Area
Land Manager: Fairfax County Park Authority

Access Info:
Either Reston SkateQuest parking lot, 1800 Michael Faraday Ct, Reston
or The Bike Lane new location at 11150 Sunset Hills Drive, Reston, VA 20190
or The Bike Lane new location at 11150 Sunset Hills Drive, Reston, VA 20190
Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
33 trails
- E-Bike
33 trails
- Horse
5 trails
- Hike
26 trails
- Trail Running
26 trails
Region Details
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Region Status
Open as of May 23, 2023Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 31
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 33
- Trails E-Bike
- 33
- Trails Horse
- 5
- Trails Hike
- 26
- Trails Trail Running
- 26
- Total Distance
- 12 miles
- Total Descent Distance
- 5 miles
- Total Descent
- 1,077 ft
- Total Vertical
- 154 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 389 ft
- Reports
- 1,644
- Photos
- 67
- Ridden Counter
- 13,438
Popular Lake Fairfax Park Mountain Biking Trails
Lake Fairfax Park Mountain Bike Routes
title | rating | distance |
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Lake Fairfax simple loop from Skate Rink | 5 miles | |
Self Guided "Dirty Turtle" | 8 miles | |
Lake Fairfax from Rt7 | 10 miles | |
LFX to WO&D to CCT to DR MTB Reverse Loop | 15 miles | |
Lake Fairfax Race path race | 7 miles | |
15 mile Lake Fairfax Park Ride | popular ridelog | 15 miles |
22 mile Lake Fairfax Park Ride | popular ridelog | 22 miles |
13 mile Lake Fairfax Park Ride | popular ridelog | 13 miles |
7 mile Lake Fairfax Park Ride | popular ridelog | 7 miles |
12 mile Lake Fairfax Park Ride | popular ridelog | 12 miles |
Photos of Lake Fairfax Park Mountain Bike
trail: Maxwell Jumps
88 |
Mar 13, 2023 @ 1:53pm
Mar 13, 2023
trail: Marc Genberg Trail
102 |
Aug 15, 2022 @ 3:18pm
Aug 15, 2022
trail: Marc Genberg Trail
74 |
Aug 6, 2022 @ 6:00pm
Aug 6, 2022
trail: Rails to River
57 |
Aug 6, 2022 @ 1:06pm
Aug 6, 2022
trail: Rails to River
62 |
Aug 6, 2022 @ 1:06pm
Aug 6, 2022
trail: Rails to River
55 |
Aug 6, 2022 @ 1:06pm
Aug 6, 2022
trail: Rails to River
75 |
Aug 6, 2022 @ 1:06pm
Aug 6, 2022
trail: Rails to River
57 |
Aug 6, 2022 @ 1:06pm
Aug 6, 2022Videos of Lake Fairfax Park Mountain Bike
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trail: Maxwell Jumps
4:15 |
55 |
May 24, 2023 , Reston
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trail: Two-Way Return Loop
6:50 |
46 |
May 19, 2023 , Reston
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6:50 |
34 |
May 19, 2023
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trail: Maxwell Jumps
6:50 |
63 |
May 19, 2023 , Reston
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4:56 |
49 |
Dec 15, 2022
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8:02 |
104 |
Oct 13, 2022
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trail: Maxwell Jumps
8:02 |
115 |
Oct 13, 2022 , Reston
Recent Trail Reports
status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
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White Rabbit aka The Luge | Sep 18, 2023 @ 1:33pm Sep 18, 2023 | Ideal | bill32 | ||
Wagon Wheel | Aug 27, 2023 @ 12:43pm Aug 27, 2023 | Ideal | bill32 | ||
Race Flow | Aug 27, 2023 @ 12:43pm Aug 27, 2023 | Ideal | bill32 | ||
FlowJoe | Aug 15, 2023 @ 10:46am Aug 15, 2023 | Ideal | AvidTrailRider MORE-MC | ||
Hillside Trail | Aug 15, 2023 @ 10:46am Aug 15, 2023 | Ideal | AvidTrailRider MORE-MC | ||
Alternate Entrance | Aug 15, 2023 @ 10:46am Aug 15, 2023 | Ideal | AvidTrailRider MORE-MC | ||
Apache | Aug 8, 2023 @ 1:48pm Aug 8, 2023 | Wet | bill32 | ||
Main North | Aug 6, 2023 @ 5:31am Aug 6, 2023 | Ideal | jcmaya | ||
Cliffhanger | Jul 18, 2023 @ 2:14pm Jul 18, 2023 | Ideal | bill32 | ||
Southside | Jun 15, 2023 @ 2:37pm Jun 15, 2023 | Ideal | bill32 |
Activity Feed
username | action | type | title | date |
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bill32 | add | report | White Rabbit aka The Luge | Sep 18, 2023 @ 3:19pm Sep 18, 2023 |
FaahkEet | add | report | White Rabbit aka The Luge | Sep 17, 2023 @ 11:55am Sep 17, 2023 |
kdfincher | wishlist | trail | FlowJoe and 3 more | Sep 16, 2023 @ 3:25pm Sep 16, 2023 |
JeffvxJNZe | vote | trail | Copperhead Connector | Sep 15, 2023 @ 7:00am Sep 15, 2023 |
Leonid8CneVo | ridden | trail | Apache | Sep 10, 2023 @ 12:09pm Sep 10, 2023 |
Recent Comments
username | type | title | comment | date |
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trail | Dumb choice. Made the lips way to steep.... | Jul 4, 2023 @ 4:10pm Jul 4, 2023 | ||
trail | I am so blessed Lake Fairfax was there to get... | Feb 21, 2023 @ 7:48pm Feb 21, 2023 | ||
trail | This trail has worked itself in well. Some... | May 1, 2022 @ 4:29pm May 1, 2022 | ||
trail | I was able to find this trail. It does exist.... | May 17, 2021 @ 7:07am May 17, 2021 | ||
trail | Since this trail doesn't exist it may be... | May 14, 2021 @ 10:05am May 14, 2021 |
Nearby Areas
name | distance | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fred Crabtree Park | 3.8 km | ||||
Great Falls Park | 7 | 4.4 km | |||
Old Courthouse Spring Branch Park | 3 | 5 km | |||
River Bend Park | 9 | 5.6 km | |||
Upper Potomac Park | 13 | 6.5 km |
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Bike & Skill Parks
name | type | city | rating |
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Lake Fairfax Skills Park | skill park | Reston |
Activity Type Stats
activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
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Mountain Bike | 33 | 12 miles | 1,076 ft | 5 miles | 154 ft | #515 | #268 | 67 | 1,637 | 5 | 11,704 | |
E-Bike | 33 | 12 miles | 1,076 ft | 5 miles | 154 ft | #176 | #58 | 1,496 | 1 | 154 | ||
Horse | 5 | 4,406 ft | 118 ft | 2,372 ft | 105 ft | #313 | #233 | 539 | ||||
Hike | 26 | 12 miles | 988 ft | 5 miles | 154 ft | #337 | #210 | 1,628 | 87 | |||
Trail Running | 26 | 12 miles | 988 ft | 5 miles | 154 ft | #340 | #210 | 1,628 | 120 |
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