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Vienna Firefly Chase 
Our Favorite Routes Around Town

Looking for some optional course recommendations in our beautiful Town of Vienna?  You have come to the right place!
 
Our Favorite 5K Routes
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Community Center Course – ​https://goo.gl/maps/Kc1vdpmiUihiBKD98
Got a need for speed? This flat course, half on neighborhood streets and half on the W&OD, with limited major street crossings will give you a chance to really rev up the engines. Starting across from the Vienna Community Center, you’ll quickly leave the busy Park St. for the less trafficked Glyndon St. Before you know it, you’ll be at Cedar Ln, looking towards the bike path for your return trip back to the Community Center.

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  • Start at the intersection of the W&OD trail and Park St, across from the Vienna Community Center
  • .2 miles, take a left on Manvell Rd SE
  • .1 miles, take a right on Glyndon St SE
  • .5 miles, take a left on Adahi Rd SE
  • .2 miles, take a right on Aponi Rd SE
  • .4 miles, take a left on Luckett Ave
  • .1 mile, take a left on Cedar Ln
  • .2 miles, take a left on W&OD Trail
  • 1.4 miles, on W&OD to finish back at Park St
Caboose Course – ​​https://goo.gl/maps/UPaxm3n5n6S9CrVu9
​Are you tired of those flat, straight, and boring out and back runs on the bike path? Wish you could get trails, hills, and variety with the convenience of a W&OD parking lot? Well then, this ‘popsicle’ route, starting at the Vienna Caboose is for you. Even with over a mile on the bike path, this route will be a true test of the legs. After a quick warm up, you will wind up through Northside Park and quite neighborhood streets before heading back down over dirt trails to the W&OD and back to the Caboose. 

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  • Start at the intersection of W&OD and Church St NE, at the end of the Train Station parking lot
  • .6 miles, take a right at the Love sign on the paved side path.  Go over the metal bridge and veer to the right up the hill, remaining on the paved path
  • .3 miles, left on Glyndon St NE
  • .1 miles, take first left on John Marshall Dr NE
  • .1 miles, take first right on MacArthur Ave NE
  • .3 miles, take left on Beulah Rd
  • .3 miles, take left on Talisman Dr
  • .2 miles, take left on McKinley St NE
  • .2 miles, take right on Rockport Rd, and then veer right to remain on Rockport Rd all the way down to the cul-de-sac
  • .2 miles, to the end of the cul-de-sac. 
  • Take the path between 9528 Rockport and 9527 Rockport and down the stairs to the dirt path
  • At the dirt path veer to the left, NOT right/straight down the hill
  • At the T in the trail, take a right and go all the way back down to the river on this main trail
  • At the river, veer to the left back to and across the metal bridge
  • Take a left back on to the W&OD Trail
  • .5 miles on W&OD to finish at Ayr Hill Ave NE
​​Nottoway Course - https://www.alltrails.com/explore/map/fri-02-apr-2021-21-53-f6e0664
​This ‘Cross Country’ course at Nottoway Park will have something for everyone. Smooth paved paths, a run around a pond, dirt trails, bathrooms, and even fitness equipment if you’re looking for an extra challenge. Take extreme caution crossing Virginia Center Blvd (twice) and be on the lookout for Firefly turn signs as not all turns are obvious. Overall a great course for people with a sense of adventure.

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  • Start at the west end of the parking lot closest to the bathroom
  • .1 miles, take a right on the Fairfax City Connector Path
  • .2 miles, veer left on path between the rows of houses onto Chanbourne Way
  • Take first left onto Van Arsdale Dr
  • Continue until the end of Van Arsdale Dr, cross the grass onto the sidewalk on Virginia Center Blvd
  • Turn right to the intersection with Centerboro Dr
  • CAREFULLY cross Virginia Center Blvd and take a left on path prior to Baronhurst Dr
    • NOTE: You do not have any right of way by participating in this race.  Follow rules of the road to safely cross Virginia Center Blvd
  • .5 miles all the way around the pound back to Baronhurst Dr
  • CAREFULLY cross Virginia Center Blvd and take a left onto the sidewalk
    • NOTE: You do not have any right of way by participating in this race. Follow rules of the road to safely cross Virginia Center Blvd
  • .4 miles to the second stop light. Take a right on to Vaden Dr
  • .2 miles to the end of Vaden Dr, continue onto Fairfax City Connector Trail
  • Take a left onto dirt path towards Field 5/6
  • Continue around the baseball field back to the paved path down to the bathrooms
  • At the bathrooms take a left and follow path past pavilion and playground
  • Take a left on the path between the baseball field towards the bathrooms
  • Follow the path to a T intersection with a dirt path
  • Take a right at the intersection on to the fitness trail
  • Follow fitness trail .5 miles then take a right into basketball court parking lot
  • Take first left on path through garden plots
  • Follow path back to parking log
  • Run along parking lot back to where you started
​Turkey Trot Course – ​https://www.viennaturkeytrot.org/index.php/features/course
Gobble, gobble!  Have you run the Vienna Turkey Trot in the past?  Want to try to better your best time, or perhaps set a time to beat for next November?  Running the same course as the famed Vienna Turkey Trot, this will be a great route to gage your fitness against your past (or future) self.  The route will start and end at the Vienna Volunteer Fire Department to remind you who you will be running the next 3.1 miles for, up Cottage and back down Desale and Center.

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  • Start at corner of Center St and Cherry St (start opposite of the fire station)
  • Go right towards Maple Ave
  • U-turn at Locust St and go back to where you started
  • Take a right on Elm St
  • .1 miles, take left on to Cottage St
  • 1.3 miles, take left on Patrick St
  • Take first right on Desale St
  • .6 miles on Desale St to Kingsley Rd
  • Take path through Vienna Woods Swim and Tennis Club back onto Desale St.
  • .3 miles, take right on Moore Ave
  • .1 miles, take left on Center St
  • .4 miles, to finish at Cherry St.
Our Favorite 1 Mile Routes
Community Center Course
Option 1 - https://goo.gl/maps/fjv9n3eT3uoeBEsu8
  • Start at the intersection of the W&OD trail and Park St, across from the Vienna Community Center
  • .2 miles turn left onto Manvell Rd SE
  • .1 miles turn right onto Glyndon St SE
  • .1 miles turn right onto Moore Ave SE
  • .1 miles tun right onto Park St
  • Continue down Park St for .4 miles to finish at starting point
Option 2 - https://goo.gl/maps/aCKzDFRRhZBbXK5H7
  • Start at the intersection of the W&OD trail and Park St, across from the Vienna Community Center
  • .2 miles turn left onto Manvell Rd SE
  • .1 miles turn right onto Glyndon St SE
  • 331 feet turn left onto Talahi Rd SE
  • .1 miles turn left to stay on Talahi Rd SE
  • 43 feet continue onto Asp
  • 85 feet turn left onto Washington and Old Dominion Trial
  • Continue down Washington and Old Dominion Trial for .4 miles to start point
Caboose Course - https://goo.gl/maps/iLtf5J1MXBh34MT16
  • Start at the front of Wolftrap Elementary School
  • Proceed towards Beulah Rd and turn left onto Beulah Rd
  • .2 miles turn left onto MacArthur Ave NE
  • 489 feet turn right onto McKinley St NE
  • .3 miles turn right onto Talisman Dr
  • .2 miles turn right onto Beulah Rd
  • 427 feet turn left to proceed to the front of Wolftrap Elementary School where the course started
Nottoway Course - https://goo.gl/maps/eAWRMWLr8MemE6rm9
  • Start at the corner of baseball field 5 and the parking lot
  • Turn left at the end at the end of the parking lot towards the tennis courts
  • At the fork by the tennis courts take a right
  • Continue on the path and the gardens will be on your left
  • Turn right at the next intersection and head towards Courthouse Rd
  • When you get to Courthouse Rd turn left onto the sidewalk
  • Continue straight and cross the entrance street to the park and head towards the bridge
  • Past the bridge turn left at the fork and follow the gravel path
  • At the next fork in the path stay to the right
  • Turn left at the next trail intersection
  • Continue straight
  • Take a sharp left before baseball field 307
  • Follow the path to the soccer/lacrosse field, when you get to the field the 1 mile course is complete
Turkey Trot Course - https://www.viennaturkeytrot.org/index.php/features/course 
  • Start at corner of Center St and Cherry St (start opposite of the fire station)
  • 295 feet turn left onto Center St S
  • .3 miles turn right onto Oak St SW
  • .1 miles turn right onto Cottage St SW
  • .2 miles turn right onto Elm St SW
  • .1 miles turn left onto Center St S
  • 154 feet turn right onto Cherry St SE
  • Continue on Cherry St SE for 269 feet to starting point
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