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Lake hikes in Virginia

198 trails in Virginia reach a named lake. Ranked by our data-richness score; every link opens the full stats or the live map.

Trail	Length	Gain	Reaches
Appalachian National Scenic Trail	179.5 mi	3,952 ft	Glade Mountain, The Cuckoo
Appalachian Trail	44.1 mi	2,513 ft	Rocky Gap, Cove Mountain
Flat Top Trail	5.3 mi	1,589 ft	Peaks of Otter, Big Spring
Chief Benge Scout	15.6 mi	1,960 ft	High Knob, Bark Camp Lake
Bald Ridge	7.9 mi	1,899 ft	Gordons Peak, The Pinnacle
Haysii To Breaks Trail	6.2 mi	1,017 ft	The Chimney, Laurel Lake
Meadow Knob	3.2 mi	1,059 ft	Oak Knob, Pond Knob
Buck Mountain	5.7 mi	2,063 ft	Buck Mountain, Hearthstone Lake
Fairfax County Trail	10.3 mi	84 ft	Lake Accotink
Swift Creek Linear Park	40.6 mi	273 ft	Swift Creek Lake, Lake Dale
Bull Run Occoquan Trail	18.9 mi	154 ft	Occoquan Reservoir
First Landing State Park	18.9 mi	51 ft	White Hill, Rainey Gut
Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail	8.9 mi	163 ft	Black Pond, Overlook rock, high
Pine Mountain State Scenic Trail	2.6 mi	478 ft	Jesse Gap, Flat Gap
St. Mary's	6.6 mi	1,469 ft	Green Pond
Trimble Mountain	3.6 mi	895 ft	Trimble Mountain, Todd Lake
Burke Center Trails	9.6 mi	76 ft	Lake Barton
Big Macks Trail	7.7 mi	1,038 ft	Lake Powhatan
Pohick Stream Valley Trail	6.3 mi	134 ft	Hatch Lake, Lake Royal
New River Trail	49.9 mi	501 ft	Byllesby Reservoir, Chestnut Creek Falls Overlook
Virginia Railroad Express Trail	16.4 mi	329 ft	Lehigh Pond
Jmu Campus	6.2 mi	79 ft	Newman Lake, Telescopes
White Rock Gap	2.6 mi	616 ft	White Rock Gap, Upper Sherando Lake
Bench Mountain	2.1 mi	698 ft	Ottari Lake, Bench Mountain
Poverty Creek	7.1 mi	301 ft	Pandapas Pond
Mockingbird	1.4 mi	117 ft	Upper Norton Reservoir, Norton Reservoirs
Reston Town Center To Lake Anne	1.2 mi	102 ft	Lake Anne, 1963 tower
Magnolia	1.2 mi	106 ft	Norton Reservoirs, Lower Norton Reservoir
Mud Pond Gap	1.6 mi	696 ft	Mud Pond, Mud Pond Gap
Loudoun County Trails	1.5 mi	54 ft	Tippecanoe Lake, Alder Lake
South Valley Trail	7.9 mi	293 ft	Happyland Camp Five Lake
Twisted Forest	1.0 mi	103 ft	Norton Reservoirs, Lower Norton Reservoir
Long Creek Trail	2.3 mi	42 ft	White Hill, White Hill Lake
Laurel Branch	1.2 mi	731 ft	The Notches, Laurel Lake
North Valley Trail - CC 1&4 District	2.7 mi	193 ft	Camp One Lake (historical), Camp Four Lake (historical)
Salamander	0.4 mi	53 ft	Norton Reservoirs, Lower Norton Reservoir
Peninsula Trail	0.6 mi	69 ft	Matoaka Lake, Squirrel Point
Oak	0.4 mi	70 ft	Upper Norton Reservoir, Norton Reservoirs
Lake Lake Show	0.2 mi	30 ft	Norton Reservoirs, Lower Norton Reservoir
Bench Mountain Trail	2.1 mi	724 ft	Ottari Lake, Bench Mountain
Falling Creek Linear Park	17.1 mi	215 ft	Gregorys Pond, Falling Creek Reservoir
Comers Rock Trail	2.1 mi	531 ft	Hale Lake, Comers Rock
Cross County Trail	15.1 mi	57 ft	Lake Accotink
Appomattox/chesdin Linear Park	33.4 mi	150 ft	Ivys Ponds
Little Laurel Trail	3.5 mi	913 ft	Ottari Lake
First Manassas Trail	1.5 mi	114 ft	Henry Hill, Manassas National Battlefield Park Noname Ponds
Blueberry	1.8 mi	503 ft	Mud Pond Gap, Mud Pond
Reservoir Trail	6.0 mi	113 ft	Motts Run Reservoir
Tobacco Heritage Trail	65.5 mi	189 ft	Sutherlin Millpond
Weezer	2.1 mi	1,038 ft	Narrows Reservoir
Riverwalk	11.0 mi	149 ft	Riverside Reservoir
Motts Run Trail	1.2 mi	92 ft	Motts Run Reservoir, Motts Run Hill
Leakes Mill Trail	6.2 mi	74 ft	Fairfield Pond
Great Escape	2.6 mi	183 ft	Camp Hydaway Lake
Hankey Mountain Trail	2.5 mi	756 ft	Staunton Reservoir
Bluestone Trail	8.2 mi	64 ft	Newman Lake
Upper Loop Trail	1.3 mi	846 ft	Narrows Reservoir
Prince William County Trails	7.0 mi	76 ft	Aldred Pond
Harrison Creek Trail	1.1 mi	95 ft	Soldiers Pond, Sykes Lake
The Noland Trail	1.8 mi	24 ft	Kettle Pond, Holly Tree Overlook