Whether you're looking for a hike for your Patrol or your family, ​ below is a list of local age-appropriate trails.

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Hiking Safety Recommendations:

• Youth protection guidelines must be followed to, from, and during the activity.

• A First-Aid and CPR certified adult leader should be able to be contacted easily, quickly, and have access to a First-Aid kit.

• Ensure that all Trailmen wear proper footwear and clothing appropriate to the hike and weather.

• “Moleskin” should be carried in every first aid kit for blister protection.

• It is recommended for Trailmen to carry extra socks on extended hikes.

• Ensure that the Troop/patrol first-aid kit includes medications for stinging insects.

• Hiking sticks or walking sticks provide extra stability.

• Trailmen should carry sufficient amounts of water, food, rain gear, and toilet paper.

• Hats, sunglasses, and sunscreen should be worn whenever possible.

• Trailmen and adult leaders should properly train for hikes.

• Ensure that enough water is carried for each attendee.

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Favorite Hikes:

• Burke Lake Park – 4.7 miles

• Woodrow Wilson Bridge Trail – 4.0 miles

• Lake Accotink Park – 3.8 miles

• Oxon Hill Farm – 3.5 miles

• Hidden Pond Nature Center – 2.65 miles

• Meadowood Special Recreation Management Area (South Branch half loop) – 2.6 miles

• Meadowood Special Recreation Management Area (Hidden Pond) – 1.9 miles

• Accotink Bay Wildlife Refuge (Ft. Belvoir) – 2.4 miles

• Huntley Meadows Park (Area C) – 2.3 miles

• Huntley Meadows Park (Main Area) – 1.5 miles

• Arlington Cemetery – 2.0 miles

• Tidal Basin – 1.9 miles

• Dyke Marsh Wildlife Preserve – 1.8 miles

• Theodore Roosevelt Island – 1.5 miles

• Mason Neck State Park – 1.25 miles

• Mount Vernon Trail – varies

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Hiking at Camp​:

• Prince William Forest Park (Mary Branch Trail to Quantico Creek out-and-back) – 2.7 miles

• U.S. Coast Guard TISCOM Perimeter Trail – 1.25 miles

• Prince William Forest Park, Taylor Farm Road Loop – 1.6 miles

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Other Hikes:

• Bull Run Occoquan Trail - Northern Virginia's largest natural surface trail - 19.7 miles total

  • Bull Run Regional Park

  • Hemlock Overlook Regional Park

  • Bull Run Marina

  • Fountainhead Regional Park

• Billy Goat Trail - Section A, 1.7 miles; Section B, 1.4 miles; Section C, 1.6 miles

• Ball's Bluff Battlefield Regional Park

• Great Falls Park (Fees apply) - 15 miles of hiking trails

• Occoquan Regional Park

• Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge - 4 miles of gravel roads

• Potomac Overlook Regional Park - 2 miles

• Seneca Regional Park

• Webb Nature Sanctuary