Canceled because Ripley is sick. Notification was sent to those with Yes or Waitlist RSVPs, please check your email for further details.

Up for a challenging hike?

"Enter Prince William Forest Park and you know it is a special place. Sunlight filtering through the trees forms luminous freckles on the forest floor. Birds and bubbling streams give shape to nature's music, and the woodsy fragrance of moist vegetation fills the air... The Piedmont forest of the Quantico Creek watershed, most of which lies within the park's boundaries, serves as a sanctuary for plants and animals threatened by Northern Virginia's encroaching urban environment... The transition between the rolling hills of the Piedmont and lowlands of the Coastal Plain, marked by waterfalls and rock outcroppings, creates a varied habitat that shelters a diversity of plants and wildlife. Native Virginia plants and animals, some threatened and endangered, are protected within the park." - http://gorp.away.com...

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Trail Type: Loop
Distance: 12.3-miles
Location: Near Dumfries, VA, approx. 45-min from Washington, DC
Entrance Fee: $5.00 per vehicle (national parks pass accepted)
When: Sunday, September 20th - 8:00AM
Difficulty: Hard (see our Trail Rating System for more details)
Hiking Time: 4.5- to 6-hours (we'll try to keep a brisk pace with a few breaks)
Restrictions: Leashes required at all times
What to Bring: Snacks, shoes you don't mind getting wet and muddy, poo bags and plenty of water for both you and your dog
What to Expect: Ups and downs with fairly stable though sometimes very muddy terrain, rocky, rooty and steep in places
Weather: Hike rain or shine, cancel for thunder and lightning, modify for extremely high temps; click here for forecast

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Directions:
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From I-95, take Exit 150B to VA-619 (Joplin Road). Head west on VA-619 for 0.4-miles. Turn right onto Park Entrance Road. Stop at fee-collection kiosk. Continue for 0.5-miles and then left onto Scenic Drive. Proceed for 2-miles and turn left at sign for Turkey Run Campground onto loop part of Scenic Drive. Go 0.3-miles and turn right onto Turkey Run Road. Continue for 0.3-miles, past campground, to parking lot at Turkey Run Educational Center.