Olde Izaak Walton Park Travel Information (Leesburg, VA)

Horsing Around Hunt Country: Middleburg and The Plains Spending time in Virginia horse and hunt country is bound to make you feel like characters in a Dick Francis whodunit. If you choose, you can live and breathe horses for your entire stay. Steeplechase... Middleburg, VA

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

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 Middleburg was named entirely for its location, halfway between Alexandria and Winchester on the 18th-century Ashby Gap trading route (today’s Route 50). While Middleburg got its name in a mundane man... Middleburg, VA

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Waterford Dirt Ride (Distance: 1.2 mi) With no singletrack in sight, this backcountry ride along quiet dirt and gravel roads makes for a perfect ramble through Northern Virginia's Hunt Country. Cyclists should bring along a pair of well-c...

Leesburg, VA - Mountain Biking - length:27.5 mi

Ball's Bluff Canal Ride (Distance: 2.5 mi) This ride, which begins at Ball's Bluff, offers a real variation in terrain to cyclists. Traveling first in Virginia, the course alternates between paved and unpaved roads, starting out flat, then ro...

Leesburg, VA - Mountain Biking - length:31.1 mi

Red Rock Wilderness Overlook Regional Park (Distance: 2.6 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

Schaeffer Farms (Distance: 2.7 mi) These trails are a perfect example of mountain bike advocacy at work. A group of dedicated mountain bikers approached Maryland's Department of Natural Resources in hopes of gaining access to some nea...

Germantown, MD - Mountain Biking - length:3.7 mi

River Ride (Distance: 3.6 mi) This easygoing loop along the Potomac River connects two places that, at one time, signified an age when the ferry was the most convenient means across the river. The ride begins at Whites Ferry and ...

Poolseville, MD - Mountain Biking - length:10 mi

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Westpark Westpark Golf Club Public, 18 holes 6521 yards, par 71 1.2 miles from center of Olde Izaak Walton Park

Goose Creek Goose Creek Golf Club Public, 18 holes 6444 yards, par 72 2.7 miles from center of Olde Izaak Walton Park

Raspberry Falls Raspberry Falls Golf & Hunt Club Public, 18 holes 7191 yards, par 72 3.7 miles from center of Olde Izaak Walton Park

River Creek River Creek Club Private Non-Equity, 18 holes 7036 yards, par 72 3.9 miles from center of Olde Izaak Walton Park

Belmont Belmont Country Club Private Non-Equity, 18 holes 7212 yards, par 72 4.6 miles from center of Olde Izaak Walton Park

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