You can’t hike it yet, but there is a one-mile stretch of existing trail along Flat Branch between Sudley Road and Splashdown WaterPark next to Bull Run. It is currently the service road for the Upper Occoquan Service Authority (UOSA), used to maintain the underground pipe that carries sewage from Manassas and western Prince William … Read more
The East Coast Greenway and the Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail both use the paved shared use path in Neabsco Regional Park. The picture above is at the corner of Blackburn Road and Rippon Boulevard. The East Coast Greenway follows paved paths wherever possible. Rather than cross the Neabsco Boardwalk, it goes east along Blackburn … Read more
In Broad Run Linear Park, you can hike along the stream from Dunbarton on Sudley Manor Road to the Kingsbrook community on Linton Hall Road. There are currently two bridges on that section – the bridge at Rocky Run has just been replaced.
If you explore the trail network at Manassas National Battlefield Park, you can park off Featherbed Lane and take the Deep Cut Walking Tour.
Trails connect communities. Some trails are large in scope – the Appalachian Trail links Springer Mountain in Georgia to Mount Katahdin in Maine. This connection in Manassas is tiny in comparison – but is serves the same valuable function. It links the residential neighborhoods around Park Avenue and Peabody Street to the Marsteller Community Center … Read more