New Portion of W&OD Trail Opens in Vienna

VIENNA, VA -- The new relocated and widened W&OD trail section adjacent to the community center was scheduled to open this week, according to the Town of Vienna.

Mayor Laurie DiRocco and the Town will host an official ribbon-cutting Friday, Sept. 9 at 10 a.m. Participants are also welcome to join the Mayor for the Friday Morning Walk.

In other W&OD Trail news, the creek that runs along the north side of the W&OD Trail in the vicinity of the western boundary of Vienna (between mileage markers 12 and 12.5) has produced significant erosion to the old railroad embankment (see photo), according to the Friends of W&OD Web site. Here's more about that work that's being done starting this week, from the Friends:

"If corrective steps are not taken promptly, the Trail will soon be undermined. For this reason, NOVA Parks will begin a project this week to restore and to armor these steepening, crumbling northern slopes. This work will require a detour for Trail users along the gravel equestrian trail that parallels the paved trail to the south. NOVA Parks will grade and improve the gravel trail before opening this detour, which will span approximately 1,000 feet and be in place for roughly two months. When practical and safe, NOVA Parks will open the paved trail on weekends during the period of construction."

PHOTOS: Relocated and widened trail photo courtesy of Town of Vienna; old railroad embankment photo courtesy of Friends of W&OD Trail