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SaveOn October 18, 2001 the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Eastern States acquired 800 acres of the Meadowood Farm to manage it to provide open space for recreation, environmental education, and wild horse and burro interpretation.
The Meadowood Special Recreation Area is located in Fairfax County, on the Mason Neck Peninsula, along Gunston Road in Lorton. The Mason Neck peninsula, approximately 18 miles south of Washington, D.C., is also the site of Gunston Hall – historic home of George Mason IV, author of the Virginia Bill of Rights. Additional public lands on Mason Neck include the Mason Neck National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Mason Neck State Park, and Pohick Bay Regional Park.
The Meadowood Special Recreation Area is located in Fairfax County, on the Mason Neck Peninsula, along Gunston Road in Lorton. The Mason Neck peninsula, approximately 18 miles south of Washington, D.C., is also the site of Gunston Hall – historic home of George Mason IV, author of the Virginia Bill of Rights. Additional public lands on Mason Neck include the Mason Neck National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Mason Neck State Park, and Pohick Bay Regional Park.
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Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
17 trails
- Hike
28 trails
- Trail Running
28 trails
Region Details
- 9
- 6
Region Status
Caution as of Apr 29, 2025Local Trail Association
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 16
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 17
- Trails Horse
- 6
- Trails Hike
- 28
- Trails Trail Running
- 28
- Total Distance
- 6 miles
- Total Descent
- 842 ft
- Total Vertical
- 143 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 151 ft
- Reports
- 306
- Photos
- 77
- Ridden Counter
- 4,106
Popular Meadowood Special Recreation Area Trails
Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| Meadowood Grand Tour | 7 miles |
Photos of Meadowood Special Recreation Area Mountain Bike
trail: Boss
38 |
May 27, 2024 @ 1:18pm
May 27, 2024
trail: Yard Sale
52 |
Feb 5, 2023 @ 3:37am
Feb 5, 2023
trail: Belmont Connector
36 |
Jul 21, 2022 @ 3:04pm
Jul 21, 2022
trail: Yard Sale
74 |
Jul 21, 2022 @ 3:03pm
Jul 21, 2022
trail: Yard Sale
63 |
Jul 21, 2022 @ 3:03pm
Jul 21, 2022
trail: Stinger Trail
42 |
Jul 21, 2022 @ 3:02pm
Jul 21, 2022
trail: Giles Run
27 |
Jul 21, 2022 @ 3:01pm
Jul 21, 2022
trail: Giles Run
32 |
Jul 21, 2022 @ 3:01pm
Jul 21, 2022Videos of Meadowood Special Recreation Area Mountain Bike
trail: Boss
0:58 |
173 |
May 16, 2020
trail: Yard Sale
0:14 |
758 |
Aug 11, 2017
trail: Boss
8:13 |
292 |
Sep 5, 2022 , Lorton
trail: Yard Sale
8:13 |
201 |
Sep 5, 2022 , Lorton
14:34 |
411 |
Feb 22, 2022
trail: Yard Sale
16:33 |
337 |
Dec 15, 2020 , Lorton
trail: Stinger Trail
0:50 |
399 |
Aug 27, 2020 , Lorton
trail: Boss
4:49 |
863 |
Jul 29, 2020 , Lorton
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Branch Loop | Apr 29, 2025 @ 5:58am Apr 29, 2025 | Dry | GPA4136 | ||
| Administration Road (Closed) | Mar 8, 2025 @ 10:32am Mar 8, 2025 | Ideal | josheggar | ||
| South Branch Spur | Mar 8, 2025 @ 10:32am Mar 8, 2025 | Ideal | josheggar | ||
| Boss | Mar 8, 2025 @ 10:32am Mar 8, 2025 | Ideal | josheggar | ||
| Stinger Trail | Mar 8, 2025 @ 10:32am Mar 8, 2025 | Ideal | josheggar | ||
| Yard Sale | Mar 8, 2025 @ 10:32am Mar 8, 2025 | Ideal | josheggar | ||
| South Branch Access | Jul 14, 2024 @ 2:48am Jul 14, 2024 | Variable | josheggar | ||
| Belmont Connector | Mar 17, 2023 @ 10:52am Mar 17, 2023 | Wet | H5k4M |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPA4136 | add | report | activity #70615051 | Apr 29, 2025 @ 5:58am Apr 29, 2025 |
| jodicker | wishlist | route | activity #68022796 | Mar 19, 2025 @ 6:37am Mar 19, 2025 |
| RichardsfU1XH | wishlist | trail | activity #67634235 | Mar 12, 2025 @ 6:23am Mar 12, 2025 |
| josheggar | add | report | activity #67629842 and 5 more | Mar 12, 2025 @ 3:43am Mar 12, 2025 |
| thebrettmoran | ridden | trail | activity #66839910 | Feb 26, 2025 @ 1:06pm Feb 26, 2025 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| report | Tree is off the trail! Thank you for reporting it. | Jul 15, 2024 @ 6:45am Jul 15, 2024 | ||
| report | As you are going past the exit to Stinger on... | Jul 15, 2024 @ 4:53am Jul 15, 2024 | ||
| report | Morning, where specifically is the down tree... | Jul 15, 2024 @ 4:33am Jul 15, 2024 | ||
| report | Meadowood Staff has cleared the tree from the... | Jul 8, 2024 @ 11:19am Jul 8, 2024 | ||
| report | Tree cleared! | Jun 7, 2024 @ 6:40am Jun 7, 2024 |
Nearby Areas
| name | distance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pohick Bay Regional Park | 1.4 km | ||||
| Laurel Hill Park | 4 | 4 | 2.3 km | ||
| Mason Neck State Park | 1 | 2.6 km | |||
| Lake Mercer Park | 5 km | ||||
| Burke Lake Park | 1 | 5.9 km |
Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 17 | 6 miles | 817 ft | 3 miles | 144 ft | #1,850 | #1,001 | 77 | 306 | 1 | 4,432 | |
| Horse | 6 | 59 | ||||||||||
| Hike | 28 | 5 miles | 709 ft | 3 miles | 144 ft | #1,869 | #1,142 | 280 | 88 | |||
| Trail Running | 28 | 5 miles | 709 ft | 3 miles | 144 ft | #1,869 | #1,138 | 280 | 12 |
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