Lake Fairfax Park
South End of Lake Fairfax Drive off Baron Cameron Avenue
View start location 18
3 Mile Walk
Measured:
3 miles
 
Directions
  1. From the parking lot, head toward rail fence and turn left.
  2. At stop sign turn left, leaving paved road and going onto gravel path. Pass sign with big "1,2."
  3. Pass the covered picnic tables on the right and turn right to go up the steep hill to a very large playing field.
  4. Walk toward the far right end of the field. Take a dirt trail down into the woods.
  5. Cross over a small stream near white post with horseshoe marking.
  6. Trail briefly crosses an opening. Then continues through woods.
  7. Trail emerges onto another large field. Proceed across end of this field, following white horseshoe-marked posts. Follow dirt trail into woods.
  8. At Y intersection bear left of white horseshoe post (not to the right marked by a red post).
  9. Cross rail-less wooden bridge at bottom of hill.
  10. At an island of trees, go to the right around the trees and take the first right onto a dirt trail. Do not follow the horse trail across the stream.
  11. Pass a couple of trails on the left and a nature trail sign on the right.
  12. Go right onto gravel road at red nature trail post.
  13. After post marking campsite C52, bear right on gravel road.
  14. Pass camp store. Stay to the left of exit sign to stay on gravel trail.
  15. At intersection go around barrier and straight onto asphalt path.
  16. Proceed across the dam.
  17. Turn right down the hill across the open field to parking lot.
Notes

This course is essentially the same as the cross-country course used (with some year-to-year variations) for the Thanksgiving Day run

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