Wakefield Park To Lake Accotink (Rating: D)

This is a relatively flat five-mile hike with two short hills, elevation gain is 50 feet. Hiking pace while moving is between 2 and 2-1/2 miles an hour. Part of the trail is paved. Sneakers or hiking boots, some mud on the trail. Bring water. Great hike for a beginning hiker. Please arrive a few minutes early to take attendance. This is a joint hike with the Northern Virginia Hiking Club.

No park entry fee.

Leader: Stuart Shlafer 703-517-3490

No dogs permitted on this hike.

DETAILS/DIRECTIONS: We will start near the first ballfield as you enter Wakefield Park, which is the first left (following a service road) after you drive off of Braddock Road into Wakefield Park. We will meet just off the parking lot for the ball fields, on the left side. Restrooms at this parking lot should be open. There also are restrooms 1/4 mile further down the park road at the Audrey Moore Recreation Center. We will walk to and around Lake Accotink with a stop about halfway at the marina where there are restrooms and water sources. Good place for a snack, if you want to bring one.

GPS Coordinates: 38.814247, -77.224871