2,992 ft
Distance
88 ft
Climb
-31 ft
Descent
11:58:14
Avg time
Supporters, Builders, Maintainers & Land Managers of Southside Trail

Southside Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Lake Fairfax Park
    Reston, Virginia
  • Difficulty Rating
    Green rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Green (1 vote)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    XC
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Green
  • Physical Rating
    Easy
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Family Friendly
    Yes
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • TTFs on Trail
    Berm, Drop, Rock Garden
  • Global Ranking
    #9082 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #81405 in Trail Running
    • #23057 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    90 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 90 in E-Biking
    • 95 in Trail Running
    • 85 in Hiking
  • Land Owner
    Fairfax County Park Authority

Southside is smooth clay surface singletrack that connects all the trails that intersect at the large stream crossing to the trails near the soccer fields.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Southside multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    57 ft
  • Altitude min
    290 ft
  • Altitude max
    363 ft
  • Altitude start
    290 ft
  • Altitude end
    348 ft
  • Grade
    1.9%
  • Grade max
    -12.9%
  • Grade min
    16.2%
  • Distance climb
    1,814 ft
  • Distance down
    558 ft
  • Distance flat
    620 ft
  • Avg time
    11:58:14
  • Avg reverse time
    01:54:20
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Status:
on Mar 9, 2023
Ideal
Avg: 3.5 (4 votes)
Your vote: 0

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  • Activity Type  
3D
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  • Snow Groomed
  • Snow Packed
  • Snow Covered
  • Snow Cover Inadequate
  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Ideal
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
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      Southside Trail Reports

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      Mar 9, 2023 @ 4:54am
      Mar 9, 2023
      Feb 15, 2023 @ 12:49am
      Feb 15, 2023
      Feb 3, 2023 @ 6:54pm
      Feb 3, 2023
      Jan 4, 2023 @ 7:31am
      Jan 4, 2023
      		 not dry, but ridable
      Dec 31, 2022 @ 9:37am
      Dec 31, 2022
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 35 rides
      • 9 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 595 rides
      • 10 miles avg distance
      All
      • 6,258 rides
      • Last: Mar 28, 2023

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      Dec 25, 2021 @ 4:35pm
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      Dec 25, 2021
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      Dec 25, 2021 @ 4:34pm
      Dec 25, 2021
      65 |
      Dec 25, 2021 @ 4:34pm
      Dec 25, 2021

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      Self Guided "Dirty Turtle"8 miles
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