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.
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Checkbook
Magazine
Comsumer Reports
Hunter
Mill District
Trail and Sidewalk Status
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
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
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.
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.
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.
Reston Paths
Contents
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.
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.
