Washington and Old Dominion Railroad Regional Park
Managed by Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority
11 acres0.8 mi of trail
W&OD Bridle Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Belmont · Photo: Jerrye & Roy Klotz, MD · CC BY-SA 4.0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Belmont
Belmont has 26 acres of parks, 2.7 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Washington and Old Dominion Railroad Regional Park (0.8 mi). 1.4 miles of mapped trail cross Belmont, 0.5 per square mile of land. 2% of Belmont’s land is conserved, about 32 acres.
Ahead of 36% of U.S. towns · #198 of 253 in Virginia. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
32 acres · of 2.7 sq mi of land
Trails
1.4 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
26 ac
2.7 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
52%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.4 mi
0.3 mi lanes · 1.1 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Belmont have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Belmont is ahead of 36% of U.S. towns, #198 of 253 in Virginia. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Belmont’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical VA town 4% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · VA 0.7 · U.S. 0.4BPark land2.7 acres of park per 1,000 residents (26 acres) · VA 8 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home52% of residents within a half mile of a park · VA 76% · U.S. 72%C+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 36%
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Virginia towns of 2,500+ (253)Ahead of 22%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− to B−. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Washington and Old Dominion Railroad Regional Park, with 0.8 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Beth Miller Park
Park
9 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Belmont Greene Tree Save
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
32 conserved acres
2% of Belmont’s land. Who manages Belmont’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County32 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits10 ac
Joint10 ac
Not recorded13 ac
Local Park · 34 acOther Easement · 20 acConservation Easement · 10 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 10 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington and Old Dominion Trail Local Park | Not recorded | 26 | Open |
| Beth Miller Park Local Park | County | 9 | Open |
Things to do
21 places to go in Belmont
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in Belmont
Belmont Greene Community Pool
DirectionsPlaygrounds in Belmont
20 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 0.8 miHorses · 0.8 miUnpaved · 1.0 mi
W&OD Bridle Trail0.8 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
1.4 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.3 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
1.1 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
8Tennis
7Basketball
3Soccer
3Baseball
3Volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 2 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
BelmontBuilding · listed 1980
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Belmont: April and August
NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.7 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 42 | 46 | 55 | 66 | 75 | 83 | 87 | 86 | 79 | 68 | 56 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 3.4 |
February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 4.3 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Belmont →
Next door
Belmont and its neighbors
Belmont has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont | 2% | 0.5 | 3 | 52% | C+ |
| Ashburn | 3% | 0.6 | 8 | 64% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Belmont
Where can I hike in Belmont?
The longest trail networks: Washington and Old Dominion Railroad Regional Park, 0.8 miles; Beth Miller Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Belmont is conserved land?
2% of its land, against a typical 4% for a Virginia town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Belmont’s trails?
Washington and Old Dominion Railroad Regional Park and Beth Miller Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Belmont?
1.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.3 of painted or protected lanes and 1.1 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Belmont?
8,845 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Belmont or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 26 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Belmont have?
Ahead of 36% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #198 of 253 in Virginia. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Belmont neighbors.
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Sources
Where this page comes from
Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →