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  • About Us
    • Friends of the Dahlgren Trail >
      • Meet David Brickley
    • Trail History
    • Our Partners
    • Our Supporters
    • Contact Us
  • Trail Information
    • Trail Maps & Access
    • Use Permits
    • Trail Rules
    • Wildlife Sightings
  • News
    • Events
    • Newsletter
    • Mileage Club
  • How to Help
    • Trail Concept Plan & Public Comments
    • Treasure the Trail
    • Care for the Trail
    • Respect the Trail
  • DRHT Store
  • Poetry on the Trail

From the trailhead: Meeting visitors, maintaining the trail, expanding parking

6/30/2020

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The nice weather continues to bring out lots of folks to use and enjoy the trail. It’s especially fun to see family groups and running clubs out together. You can read about the Williams family and their birthday outing elsewhere in this issue. More recently I met some women out for a training run as part of Moms RUN This Town, a nationwide running club that fosters camaraderie, exercise and shared experiences.  They loved the trail and helped us out by reporting a downed tree.

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Wineberries are ripe along the trail

6/30/2020

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By Jim Lynch; photo by Warren Veazey

Visitors will find a wide variety of plants along the 15 miles of the Dahlgren Railroad Heritage Trail.  One of the trail's distinctions is that it starts at the western end in pine forests at about 150’ elevation. As the trail moves east it drops down to near sea level and runs along streams, lakes, ponds and wetlands. Consequently, its plant life is widely varied.

Among the many projects of the nonprofit Friends of the DRHT is cataloguing the trail's plant life as well as wildlife for nature enthusiasts.  Our first entry: the edible wineberry. 

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From the president's desk: Welcome to 'On the Trail'

6/4/2020

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Welcome to the inaugural issue of On The Trail, the newsletter of the Friends of the Dahlgren Railroad Heritage Trail — or the DRHT, respectfully pronounced “dirt.” I hope you enjoy it; let us know what you think.
   

With the advent of warm weather, not to mention the current coronavirus pandemic, lots of folks are getting outdoors to enjoy their favorite local park. The DRHT is one of them. Our parking lots are filling up and we meet bikers and walkers new to the trail every day as well as “regulars” who are out there several times a week.  


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Mailing address: PO Box 53, Dahlgren, VA 22448
​Please note: Use of the Dahlgren Trail requires a use permit. Please click here to request a permit.
Horseback Riding on the Dahlgren Trail is NOT permitted.
Trail disturbances? Call the King George County Sheriff's office: 540.775.2049

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