Ashburn, Virginia Travel Information

Hunt Country, Virginia (Including Leesburg, Waterford, and Middleburg) Wineries, Horse Farms, and 18th-Century mansions and farms proliferate in Virginia’s hunt country, which lies primarily in Loudoun and Fauquier counties. The area, once part of 5 million acres granted... Leesburg, VA

Lake Fairfax Park Campground The first thing you'll notice as you enter the park is the fairly new Water Mine: Family Swimming Hole. Taking its lead from Water Country and other aquatic playgrounds, the Water Mine includes Pete'... Reston, VA

Leesburg & Loudoun County, VA Leesburg was originally named Georgetown for the English king, George III. It was later renamed Leesburg, most probably for Francis Lightfoot Lee, one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence... Leesburg, VA

Leesburg Loop: Hunt Country and the Snickersville Pike This 50-mile loop drive passes through the hilly hunt country west and north of Leesburg in the northern tip of the state. This is a varied area of scenic and historical interest with many large estat... Leesburg, VA

Middleburg, Leesburg, Waterford, VA, & Point of Rocks, MD The unofficial capital of the “Hunt Country” of Virginia, Middleburg was first known as an overnight stagecoach stop with its convenient location midway between Alexandria and Winchester. Today many v... Leesburg, VA

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Edwards Ferry Cruise (Distance: 4.0 mi) This loop explores the Potomac’s scenic bottomlands, where a slower, straighter part of the river above Great Falls glides by cornfields, swamps, sod farms, oak forest, and ruins. It’s a good ride to ...

Seneca, MD - Road Biking - length:21 mi

C&O Canal Towpath: Edwards Ferry to Whites Ferry (Distance: 4.4 mi) This hike follows a large and shallow bend made by the Potomac River in a part of western Montgomery County where farmlands rather than subdivisions predominate. It’s a 9.4-mile out-and-back hike on t...

Potomac, MD - Hiking - length:9.4 mi

Gold Mine Loop Trail (Distance: 4.8 mi) Showing the quieter side of Great Falls, a portion of this winding, woodsy trail travels along an old trolley bed. Farther in the forest await teetering mining shacks dating back to the 1800s, when th...

Georgetown, MD - Rail-Trails - length:4.2 mi

C&O Canal: Hiker/Biker Campsites From Swain’s Lock to Killiansburg Cave (Distance: 5.0 mi) There are 32 tent-only hiker-biker campsites along the canal, located roughly every 5 miles. The H/B sites are limited to one night per site. This can be an annoyance for a lot of people, as it requir...

Sugarland, MD - Campgrounds - length:unknown

Red Rock Wilderness Overlook Regional Park (Distance: 5.1 mi) The park’s name seems extravagant. There’s hardly any red rock or wilderness, and “regional” doesn’t fit a 67-acre area. But “overlook” is apt since there are river vistas. And visitors with scaled-do...

Leesburg, VA - Hiking - length:2 mi

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Belmont Belmont Country Club Private Non-Equity, 18 holes 7212 yards, par 72 1.9 miles from center of Ashburn, Virginia

Lansdowne 1 The Golf Club At Lansdowne Private Non-Equity, 18 holes 7057 yards, par 72 2.7 miles from center of Ashburn, Virginia

Lansdowne 2 The Golf Club At Lansdowne Private Non-Equity, 18 holes 7332 yards, par 72 2.7 miles from center of Ashburn, Virginia

Shark Bait The Golf Club At Lansdowne Private Non-Equity, 18 holes 0 yards, par 0 2.7 miles from center of Ashburn, Virginia

1757 Golf Club Front 9 1757 Golf Club Public, 18 holes 3307 yards, par 35 3.1 miles from center of Ashburn, Virginia

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