New hiking trail opens near Vint HIll

On October 29 Fauquier County Supervisor R. Holder Trumbo, Scott District,  and Kenny Sturdivant, Director of Development for the Brookside Community, opened the first section of Parks & Recreation trail in Brookside with a ribbon cutting. 

The first section of trail starts at Riley Road and Brookside Parkway, in front of the Brookside Clubhouse, and continues along Brookside Parkway towards Vint Hill for a quarter of a mile. 

In the near future, sections of trails along Pebble Run Road, Edington Drive, Bill Court, Boathouse Road, and Lake Drive will also be opened to the public as Parks and Recreation trails.

The establishment of trails throughout Brookside was a cooperative effort between Brookside and Parks & Recreation that incorporated trail standards, including width, buffers on both sides, and connectivity.  Brookside will eventually consist of approximately seven miles of trails, 75 percent of which will be made available to the public and maintained by Parks & Recreation. 

Future plans for new trails in the area include Lake Anne, Vint Hill, Lake Brittle, Auburn Middle School, Dumfries Road, Kettle Run High School and Vint Hill Road.
 
For more information on this and other trails, go to: http://www.fauquiercounty.gov/government/departments/parksrec/index.cfm?action=trails