Old Vestal's Gap Road & Southern Woods Trail (Black)
2.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 55 min
Old Vestal's Gap Road & Southern Woods Trail (Black) is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Claude Moore Park near Sterling Park, VA. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi289 – 335 ft3.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.01618, -77.39934
Nearest town Sterling Park, VA
Directions
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Old Vestal's Gap Road & Southern Woods Trail (Black)
2.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 55 min
Elevation 290–335 ft
Out & Back · 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
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 150 ftSharp left onto Old Vestal's Gap Road, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 200 ftBear right, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Black Willow Spring Trail (Green), heading W.
- 300 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Little Stoney Mountain Trail (White), heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Southern Woods Trail (Black), heading S.
- 0.2 miReach Old Vestal's Gap Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Little Stoney Mountain Trail (White), heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Black Willow Spring Trail (Green), heading NW.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 200 ftBear left, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Old Vestal's Gap Road, heading E.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
66% dirt30% gravel3% grass1% 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
More from this trailhead
- Little Stoney Mountain Trail (White) & Southern Woods Trail (Black) 2.2 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Cedar Grove Trail (Purple)–Little Stoney Mountain Trail (White) Loop, 3 sights 2.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Nokes Hill–Cedar Grove Trail (Purple) Loop, 5 sights 1.3 mi · ▲ 89 ft
- Hickory Nut Trail (Red) & Little Stoney Mountain Trail (White) Loop 2.9 mi · ▲ 81 ft
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