Great Blue Heron

This Great Blue Heron was spotted in Accotink Creek only a hundred feet from the Lake Accotink parking area on the new Cross County Trail section south of Lake Accotink. The new route is open and provides an excellent walk in a natural wooded setting. Click on the picture to view the walk map and directions.

Bright Pond

This is Bright Pond and was on our September 26 guided walk for the Reston Association. Our next guided walk will be in the Spring of 2010. Click here for pictures of the Bright Pond walk participants.

 

Getting to know you. Get to know some of the pets in Reston. Click on the above picture.

New To This Area?

One of the biggest problems for people new to the area is finding superior firms such as plumbers or doctors. Consumer Reports helped to start a magazine called Checkbook to assist you with this task. Subscribers rate the firms they do business with so that others can benefit from their experience. Checkbook rates firms just as Consumer Reports rates products. Click below for a link to their websites.

Both sites charge a fee to view information. Free access to the information is often provided at the local libraries.

This is not an advertisement and no funds were exchanged for this recommendation.

Checkbook Magazine
Comsumer Reports

 

Hunter Mill District
Trail and Sidewalk Status

TIPS

Microsoft has issued another patch for the .NET Framework. A number of users have gotten an error message that KB953297 has failed installation and generated an error code of 0x643 or 0x64c. The only fix is to uninstall .NET and reinstall it. The process of doing this is difficult and very time consuming. The Windows Secrets Oct. 22, 2009 newsletter (paid section) published information that will help you do this. Click here for the information.

I have published some other tips that may be helpful. Click on Technical Contents for a listing.

Technical Contents

 

Reston Master Plan Blog

Click here to access a blog with information on the process of creating a new Reston Master Plan

More Trails Opening at Laurel Hills Park

Workhouse Trail in Laurel Hills Park

The Laurel Hills Equestrian Area shared-use trails officially opened on September 12, 2009. Click here for a map of the trails prepared by the Fairfax County Park Authority. A guide to the Workhouse Trail will be published shortly.

Lake Accotink Trail Closures

Lake Accotink dam repairs.

The Lake Accotink trail will be temporarily closed at the dam for short periods starting on Aug. 24, 2009. Unfortunately there will be no detour so it will be impossible to do a loop walk around the lake at that time except for Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Click here for details.

 

Horse riding pictures.

Photo courtesy of Beverly Dickerson

Reston is a high tech town but nearby we have miles of trails catering to horses. This is an opportunity that you may not find elsewhere. If you love to ride horses this is the place for you. Click on the picture to view some of the activities that people who love horses enjoy.

 

Walking to the Burke Centre railroad station.

The new Burke Centre Railroad Station and Parking Garage opened on June 2, 2008. Several new trails have been built to connect the station to the Woods and Commons sections of Burke Centre. You may wish to consider walking rather than driving to the station. Click on the picture to view a map of the area and see how many walking minutes your home may be from the station.

Lake Thoreau

Lake Thoreau

Lake Anne

Lake Anne

Lake Newport

Lake Newport

 

Lake Fairfax Park

Lake Fairfax Park

Lake Audubon

Lake Audubon

Click on one of the above pictures to view a trail or for more trails click on contents.

Trails by Lakes and Ponds

Wooded Trails

Trails by Distance

Burke Centre Trails

 

 

Contents

Contents

Old Maps

Old Maps (1888 forward)

New to Site

New To Site

Missing trails in Reston? Click here.

Missing trails? Click here.

Before the Beltway

Before The Beltway

Links

Links

Comments

Reston Paths

Contents

Lake Audubon in Reston

This is the second of 2 new walks on this site involving the new trail along Lake Audubon. The final leg of a trail at the base of the Lake Thoreau dam has been completed. This walk will take you along a good section of the shore line with lots of views of Lake Audubon and a view of Lake Thoreau. The picture shows Lake Audubon in October. Click on the picture to view the walk map and pictures of the route.

Mulch trail along Glade stream in Reston.

Stream restoration is underway on the Glade stream between Soapstone Drive and Steeplechase Road. The trail on the southern side of the Glade is open from Soapstone Drive via a mulch trail shown above. The trail on the northern side is open via trails on the northern side. Most of the stream crossings are closed during work hours from 7 am to 7 pm on week days. There are numerous gates along the route so that most of the trails crossing the Glade are open on weekends. There are too many variables to provide a map of all of the gates.

This information was published on October 9, 2009 and will be revised as changes are noted.