| Bluemont Junction Trail | |
|---|---|
 Bluemont Junction Trail with Fields Park (to the left) and Ballston buildings in the background in January 2017 | |
| Length | 1.3 miles |
| Location | Arlington County, Virginia |
| Established | 1988 |
| Designation | Shared use path; Rail trail |
| Trailheads | Northeast: Fairfax Drive 38°52′55″N 77°07′05″W / 38.881912°N 77.118039°W Southwest: Bluemont Junction 38°52′19″N 77°07′56″W / 38.87183°N 77.132104°W |
| Use | Biking, running, walking |
| Grade | Small; moderately steep near Bluemont Junction trailhead |
| Difficulty | Mostly easy; moderate near Bluemont Junction trailhead |
| Season | All |
| Months | All |
| Sights | Trees and shrubs in Bluemont Junction Park |
| Hazards | Street crossings, especially at: N. Kensington Street 38°52′15″N 77°07′42″W / 38.870934°N 77.128317°W Wilson Boulevard 38°52′42″N 77°07′16″W / 38.878207°N 77.121026°W N. George Mason Drive 38°52′42″N 77°07′15″W / 38.878395°N 77.120906°W |
| Surface | Asphalt |
| Right of way | Former railroad |
| Website | www |
| Trail map | |
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The Bluemont Junction Trail is a 1.2-mile (1.9 km) asphalt-paved rail trail in Arlington County, Virginia, United States, that the Arlington County government constructed along a former branch of the defunct Washington and Old Dominion Railroad.[1] The shared use path travels southwest from Ballston through Bluemont Junction Park to Bluemont Junction.[2][3] The trail connects Ballston to the Washington and Old Dominion Railroad Trail (W&OD Trail) and the Four Mile Run Trail in and near Bluemont Park.[2][4]
The trail is part of a route to Georgetown and downtown Washington, D.C. It serves as an alternative to a portion of the more hilly Custis Trail.
- ^ (1) "Bluemont Junction Trail, Virginia". TrailLink. Rails-To-Trails Conservancy. Archived from the original on June 7, 2017. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
(2) "Bluemont Junction Trail Map". TrailLink. Rails-To-Trails Conservancy. Retrieved June 7, 2017. - ^ a b "Arlington County Bike Map: 2019" (PDF). BikeArlington. Arlington County government. May 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 6, 2020. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
- ^ "Bluemont Junction Park". Arlington, Virginia: Arlington County Department of Parks and Recreation. Archived from the original on December 29, 2019. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
- ^ "Bluemont Park". Arlington, Virginia: Arlington County Department of Parks and Recreation. Archived from the original on March 21, 2015. Retrieved August 31, 2015.