Morven Park Opens Wood Thrush and Ridge Top Trails

On June 7, 2014, American Hiking Society presented a National Trails Fund grant check to the the Westmoreland Davis Memorial Foundation for their work in opening 2 new miles of public trail in Morven Park, Leesburg, Virginia.  The family-friendly Wood Thrush Trail (0.81 miles) and the more rigorous Ridge Top Trail (1.24 miles) are the first trails made available to the public on the beautiful 1,000 acre property.  Trail work was completed earlier in the spring by several volunteer crews and youth organizations:

Thanks to volunteer trail builders from the Leesburg Daybreak Rotary Club, Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy, and Loudoun County High School Naval Junior ROTC, the Wood Thrush Trail runs from the Park’s Turkey Hill Farm in the center of the property to its athletic fields on the northern edge. It consists of a .81-mile path plus an optional .47-mile loop.

A short connector path from Turkey Hill Farm leads to the 1.24-mile Ridge Top Trail. This trail was constructed by 8th-grade students from Sterling’s Seneca Ridge Middle School as part of a service learning project developed by Morven Park in partnership with Loudoun County Public Schools. A number of volunteer mentors – including representatives from Loudoun County’s Master Gardeners, Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy, local businesses and non-profits – provided guidance to the 8th graders.

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Congratulations to Morven Park and Westmoreland Davis Memorial Foundation!  And special thanks to L.L.Bean, charter sponsor of the National Trails Fund.

Frank Milligan, Executive Director of Morven Park, accepts grant from Gregory Miller, President of American Hiking Society and John Hurst, L.L.Bean.