45 miles of paved trail, in Northern Virginia, for walking,running, bicycling and skating and 32 miles of adjacent gravel trail for horseback riding.
07/04/2025
NOVA Parks wishes you a safe and fun Independence Day!
As you celebrate, please keep in mind that fireworks are not allowed in the parks. Fireworks pose a fire risk and a danger to the wildlife that make the parks their home.
NOVA Parks Regulation §1.04 Dangerous Devices: Fireworks. No person shall possess or discharge fireworks in a park without the express written permission of the Park Authority.
06/17/2025
Starting this week, trail users between Gallows Rd and Shreve Rd may encounter delays of up to 15 minutes as Dominion Energy prepares to re-conductor their transmission lines there in early July. Thanks for your patience!
https://cdn-dominionenergy-prd-001.azureedge.net/-/media/content/about/power-line-projects/clark-idylwood/clark-idylwood-phase-2-postcard---apr2025-final_language-update.pdf?rev=5c938ab788164490a22aaa933cc74711&hash=125AA2027155773DF74FE9710ED8897B
06/04/2025
Delayed from last month, contractors in Falls Church will be working on the dual trails road intersections starting the week after next (Monday, June 16th), weather permitting. This will necessitate narrowing the trail to one lane, and may cause delays. Thanks for your patience!
https://www.fallschurchva.gov/2160/WOD-Trail-Crossings
05/23/2025
If you're planning on travelling through Vienna this weekend, please be aware that the trail will be detoured for the Viva! Vienna! 2025 festival. The detour will take you from Ayr Hill Ave to Mill St to Church St to Park St to Maple Ave and back to the trail.
05/20/2025
W&OD users in Falls Church, please note that contractors will be working on the dual trails road intersections starting tomorrow (Weds, May 21st), weather permitting. This will necessitate narrowing the trail to one lane, and may cause delays. Thanks for your patience!
https://www.fallschurchva.gov/2160/WOD-Trail-Crossings
05/15/2025
Our thanks to everyone who turned out for Bike to Work Day this year, including this stop in Falls Church!
05/06/2025
Our thanks to the Friends of the W&OD (FoWOD), and all the trail adopters and volunteers who participated in a trail-wide clean-up on Celebrate Trails Day!
04/30/2025
Local representatives join NOVA Parks in celebrating Arbor Day, planting trees along the trail in Vienna!
04/28/2025
Today is the last day to record observations as part of the City Nature Challenge. What interesting species did you discover using the iNaturalist app? What else could you discover today?
Learn more at novaparks.com/NatureChallenge
04/25/2025
Ready...Set...Go! The City Nature Challenge starts today!
Help the DC region beat our competing cities by taking the most photos and identifying the most species in the iNaturalist app! And—your observations help scientists identify the biodiversity in the DC area.
Learn more at novaparks.com/NatureChallenge