Locust Shade Mountain Bike Trail is Officially Open - "Let's Ride!"

PRINCE WILLIAM, VA – Despite the chilly temperatures, Prince William County Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism (DPRT) hosted the Grand Opening Ribbon Cutting of the Locust Shade Mountain Bike Trail, in Locust Shade Park, Triangle, VA.

Supervisor Andrea O. Bailey (BOCS- Potomac) joined community partners Ernest (Ernie) Rodriguez, President of the Mid-Atlantic Off-Road Enthusiasts (MORE) and Martin Fernandez, Quantico Mountain Bike Club (QMBC), and a hardy, enthusiastic group of mountain bike devotees to officially open this long-awaited super bike trail. 

M.O.R.E. volunteers logged over 1,000 hours working to clear deadfall, mark, dig and build walkways and trails.  Local fundraising and grants from MORE, the National Park Foundation, through the generous support of the Coca-Cola Company, and REI - Woodbridge helped fund the building of this “awesome community asset.”

With county approval, M.O.R.E. recently completed the build of an advanced 1.2-mile trail extension. In addition, M.O.R.E. volunteers are in the process of building and finishing a 1.1-mile beginner trails that will replace multiple fall line sections of trail.

Locust Shade will provide an anchor for the Potomac Heritage Trail and provide connectivity to other nearby popular trail systems, including those aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico (Quantico MTB Club) and the trails in Prince William Forest Park (NPS).

The trails at Locust Shade Park are suitable for all ability levels. Plans are in the works to transform Locust Shade into a Stacked trail system that offers more challenging alternatives for intermediate and advanced riders. M.O.R.E. subscribes to IMBA's trail difficulty ratings  (International Mountain Bicycling Association)