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Claude Moore Park

Nokes Hill–Cedar Grove Trail (Purple) Loop, 5 sights

1.3 mi · ▲ 89 ft · 29 min

Nokes Hill–Cedar Grove Trail (Purple) Loop, 5 sights is a 1.3-mile loop in Claude Moore Park near Sterling Park, VA. The route reaches Nokes Hill. It is mostly level, with 89 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi318 – 423 ft1.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.01618, -77.39934
Nearest town Sterling Park, VA
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Nokes Hill–Cedar Grove Trail (Purple) Loop, 5 sights

1.3 mi · ▲ 89 ft · 29 min

Elevation 319–424 ft

Loop · Claude Moore Park

Trailhead: 39.01618, -77.39934

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:12 PM

Transit-accessible: Sterling Boulevard at Laurel Avenue stop 684 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 150 ftSharp left onto Old Vestal's Gap Road, heading W.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right onto Little Stoney Mountain Trail (White), heading NE.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Cedar Grove Trail (Purple), heading NE.
  5. 50 ftTurn left onto Old Oak Trail (Orange), heading NE.
  6. 350 ftBear left onto Hickory Nut Trail (Red), heading NW.
  7. 250 ftTurn right onto Little Stoney Mountain Trail (White), heading NW.
  8. 400 ftTurn right, heading N.
  9. 450 ftPass Nokes Hill.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left onto Old Oak Trail (Orange), heading E.
  11. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  13. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  14. 100 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/nokes-hill-cedar-grove-trail-purple-out-back-5-sights-3-km

Trail surface

42% dirt29% gravel29% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:12 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Sterling Boulevard at Laurel Avenue stop 684 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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