Join Us for An Easy 6 Mile Social Hike in Lake Accotink Park & Post Hike Meal!
- December 16, 2012 · 10:30 AM
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Join Us for An Easy 6 Mile Social Hike in Lake Accotink Park with Optional Post Hike Meal!
Lake Accotink Park is a neighborhood park in the Springfield area of south-central Fairfax County. Most of its 480 acres are covered by deciduous woods that serve as a nature preserve. In warm weather, visitors head for the park’s namesake lake to boat, fish, picnic, wander around, loaf, or enjoy the nearby playground and carousel. Year-round, some local cyclists, joggers, and even a few hikers circle the 70-acre lake on a scenic woodland trail. The smart ones stay out of the poison ivy. The lakeshore trail makes up much of the 6.4-mile route described below. Although it’s no aerobic challenge, it’s hilly enough to provide lake views and a modest workout. The rest of the route consists of a level spur trail that follows Accotink Creek downstream from nearby Wakefield Park. The two trails provide an easy and pleasing hike through a seasonally changing landscape in which nature is evident but suburbia rarely absent. Scenery: Woodlands, lake views. Trail surface: Chiefly dirt or crushed gravel; some pavement.
Hiking boots are not required for this hike, Sneakers are fine (Unless there is snow or ice on the trail).
Trail Information
Activity Type: Hiking
Nearby City: Springfield
Scenery: Woodlands and lake glimpses
Length: 6 total miles
Elevation Gain: Minimal
Exposure: Mostly shady; less so in winter
Trail Type: Loop
Skill Level: Easy
Duration: 3 hours
Trail Surface: Mostly paved, some fine gravel; some dirt and sand.
Season: Year-round
Local Maps: USGS Annandale; posted trail map around lake
Topo Map: Lake Accotink Park Topographic Map
Facilities: toilets, water, warm season snack bar(closed in winter), phones near trailhead, at marina
Our RSVP Policies and Group Etiquette
Click here to review our policies
Weather Information
We hike rain or shine! Click here for up to the minute weather information for the trailhead.
Gear Suggestions and Information
Click here for suggestions for what to wear and what not to wear for our hikes.
Carpool Information
Baltimore Area Carpool
To carpool people can arrange to meet at Savage Station. You should post that on the Comments section. Click here for directions to Savage Station.
If you can drive or want to carpool from a different location, please post that location in the comment section below. For those who need a ride, reach out to the drivers. Make friends, and support the environment - by just offering a ride!
Directions to the Trailhead
Click here for directions to the trailhead and which is where we meet for this hike.
Hike is at 10:30 a.m.
Savage Carpool Meetup Time is 9:15 a.m.
Optional Post Hike Lunch Information and Menu
We will have an optional post hike lunch at Kilroys in Ravensworth Shopping Center. Click here for Information and Menu Infromation for Kilroys.
Restaruant Address for Post Hike Meal
5250-A Port Royal Rd.
Springfield Virginia 22151
Please remember we are a social hiking group that values fellowship and camaraderie and practice good hike etiquette. We take breaks as necessary and have at least one guide in the front in addition to a "sweeper" in the back which means that no hiker is left behind. If you get upset because someone has to rest at the top of a hill etc. then please find another group! We are very supportive, encouraging, and focus on safety while getting or staying fit on the trail and practicing Leave No Trace outdoor ethics.
Fido is Welcome on this Hike!
See you there and please take my number with you just in case..
Robert: [masked]
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Wayne Martin
What a wonderful, fun loving group of people to hike with. Thank you Robert for leading and thanks to Miguel for being the sweep.
1 · December 16
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Jisel
Hi,
I live in Centreville and will be doing this hike with my parents. We have room for one more person to ride with us comfortably, so if anyone needs a ride from this area, let me know!
December 8
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Sera
Sorry Jisel. I may have to join you for next hike. I'm coming down with a cold and better stay put.
December 14
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Kellie Carlisle
If you are on the wait list and would like to go on the hike, you will get an e-mail as slots are available. It is a “first come first serve” for available slots. Open slots are open to everyone whether on the wait list or not, but the wait list will insure you are notified of open slots as well as letting me know to look for another leader if the hike can handle it. Click here for how to get off the wait list and RSVP “yes”, http://www.midatlantichiking.co...
Hope this helps and enjoy the hike. Don’t hesitate to contact me if you need further assistance as that is what I am here for.December 14
18 attended
Your organizer's refund policy for Join Us for An Easy 6 Mile Social Hike in Lake Accotink Park & Post Hike Meal!
Refunds offered if:
- the Meetup is cancelled
- the Meetup is rescheduled
- you can cancel at least 2 day(s) before the Meetup
Additional notes: Refund only if you cancel 48 hours PRIOR to the start time of the hike.
Payments you make go to the organizer, not to Meetup. You must make refund requests to the organizer.
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