1
Pohick Creek Stream Valley Park
Nature preserve
109 acres4.2 mi of trail
Green TrailNice Downhill TrailYellow TrailBlue Trail RootyBlue Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · West Springfield
West Springfield, VA parks, trails & bike paths
About 16% of West Springfield is conserved land, roughly 505 acres. There are about 10 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Pohick Creek Stream Valley Park (4.2 mi), Hunter Village Park (1.1 mi), and Hidden Pond Park (0.8 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in West Springfield, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
West Springfield outdoors
Conserved land
16%
505 of 3,084 acres
Trails
10 mi
2.1 mi per sq mi · 8 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
11
22 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
6.5 mi
0.9 mi lanes · 5.6 mi off-road paths
Conserved land is a share of the whole town area. Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number or a place below to zoom in© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Parks & preserves with trails
Ranked by mapped trail miles. Directions go to the nearest marked trailhead or public parking.
2
Hunter Village Park
Managed by Fairfax County Park Authority
19 acres1.1 mi of trail
PipeLineTrail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Hidden Pond Park
Managed by Fairfax County Park Authority
25 acres0.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
Pohick Stream Valley Park
Managed by Fairfax County Park Authority
37 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
5
Carrleigh Parkway Park
Managed by Fairfax County Park Authority
10 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
6
Accotink Stream Valley Park
Managed by Fairfax County Park Authority
242 acres0.4 mi of trail
Park Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
7
West Springfield Park
Managed by Fairfax County Park Authority
8 acres0.3 mi of trail
Park Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 11 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 11 parks & preserves
Pohick Creek Stream Valley Park109 acres · 4.2 mi of trail
Hunter Village Park19 acres · 1.1 mi of trail · Fairfax County Park Authority
Hidden Pond Park25 acres · 0.8 mi of trail · Fairfax County Park Authority
Pohick Stream Valley Park37 acres · 0.6 mi of trail · Fairfax County Park Authority
Carrleigh Parkway Park10 acres · 0.5 mi of trail · Fairfax County Park Authority
Accotink Stream Valley Park242 acres · 0.4 mi of trail · Fairfax County Park Authority
West Springfield Park8 acres · 0.3 mi of trail · Fairfax County Park Authority
Cardinal Forest Park15 acres · Fairfax County Park Authority
Royal Ridge Park12 acres · Fairfax County Park Authority
West Springfield Village Park10 acres
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Playgrounds in West Springfield
Showing 1–10 of 11 playgrounds
Kirkwood Playground
Park PlaygroundIn West Springfield Park
West Springfield Elementrary Playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground in Hidden Pond Park
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground in Cardinal Forest Park
Unnamed playground in Cardinal Forest Park
Unnamed playground
Trails
Named trails
Open to bikes 2.6 miUnpaved 6.2 mi
Showing 1–10 of 11 trails
- Green Trail1.2 mi
- Nice Downhill Trail0.6 mi
- Yellow Trail0.5 mi
- PipeLineTrail0.4 mi
- Blue Trail Rooty0.3 mi
- Blue Trail0.2 mi
- old legacy trail not used0.2 mi
- Park Trail0.2 mi
- Park Trail #20.1 mi
- Orange Trail0.1 mi
Who protects the land
505 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes0.9 mi
- Off-road bike paths5.6 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis24
- Golf20
- Baseball12
- Basketball11
- Football1
- Soccer1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in West Springfield
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 976 ac
Showing 1–10 of 11 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accotink Stream Valley ParkLocal Park | Not recorded | 485 | Open |
| Pohick Stream Valley ParkLocal Park | Not recorded | 307 | Open |
| Hunter Village City ParkLocal Park | County | 38 | Open |
| Cardinal ForestLocal Park | County | 30 | Open |
| Hidden Pond ParkLocal Park | County | 25 | Open |
| Royal Ridge ParkLocal Park | Not recorded | 25 | Open |
| West Springfield VillageLocal Park | Not recorded | 21 | Open |
| West SpringfieldLocal Park | County | 16 | Open |
| Fairfax ParkLocal Park | County | 13 | Open |
| Carrleigh Parkway ParkLocal Park | County | 10 | Open |
Nearby
West Springfield and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Springfield | 16.4% | 10.3 mi | 11 |
| Burke | 11.5% | 13.2 mi | 16 |
| Springfield | 9.3% | 10.2 mi | 18 |
| Newington | 10.4% | 1.8 mi | 6 |
| Kings Park | 29.6% | 9.6 mi | 4 |
| North Springfield | 6.2% | 1.2 mi | 5 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about West Springfield's trails yet. Muddy, icy, a bridge out, where to park: a quick post helps the next person.
Sources: trails, parks, preserves, courts and bike lanes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), map data as of 2026-09-28. Conserved land: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US). Measured against the Census town boundary.
How we measure
"Trails" are OpenStreetMap paths, bridleways, public tracks and unpaved footways, plus footways inside a park or preserve or on a named trail route. Sidewalks are left out. Areas are counted on a 20-meter grid, so overlapping parcels count once. "Conserved" includes conservation easements, which protect land from development but are usually private property. Trailheads are the nearest marked trailhead, public parking lot or information board within about 150 meters of a preserve. Dog rules come from OpenStreetMap when someone has tagged them; otherwise we show what's typical for the land manager, or say the rules aren't recorded.