Leopold’s Preserve (Rating: D)

16290 Thoroughfare Rd.
Broad Run, VA
You must read the following https://nvhc.com/CovidDocument.pdf and then answer the question that you will see when you RSVP with "I accept" to be permitted on the hike.

This hike is 5.5 miles, with about 150 feet of elevation gain. Leopold’s Preserve is a private, 380-acre nature preserve protected by a conservation easement held by the Northern Virginia Conservation Trust (NVCT). NVCT is a land trust dedicated to preserving and protecting natural and historic properties in Northern Virginia.

If we are very lucky, we may meet the Preserve Manager Nick to tell us a bit about the recent improvements to the preserve.

For those interested we will have an additional half mile afterwards to cross the street and see what waterfowl are in the pond.

Optional Starbucks coffee break afterwards.

No Dogs on this hike.

As you will see in the attached map, the hike is basically a loop, with a shorter loop about halfway through the hike for a stop at one of the cemeteries. We will hike at a pace of 2.5 – 3.0 mph while moving. Note this is faster than 2.0 mph.

Parking and Trail Head Coordinates:
GPS: 38.81624966174774, -77.6746526899102
Directions: Exit I-66 onto Route 15 south in Haymarket (Exit 40). From Route 15, turn right (west) onto John Marshall Highway (Rt. 55). From Route 55, turn left onto Thoroughfare Road (SR 682). Continue a short distance and the paved road turns to gravel. Cross the railroad tracks and in just a few hundred yards you will see the parking areas located to the left (Parking Lot East) and right (Parking Lot West).
We will meet in the East Lot. There is one porta-potty.

Leaders:
Joanne Arnold 571-213-0216 (c)

Rating: D

Meet at 8:45 at the east parking lot.

Parking Fee: $0.00
Park Entry Fee: $0.00

AllTrail Map of hike: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1deJwjhvEnfdCjj7Y5VQS2UOLifVl0NA2/view?usp=sharing