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Sweet Run State Park Hike

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Distance:
5.6 Miles / 9.0 km
Type:
Loop
Difficulty:
Moderate
Time to Hike:
2 hours, ~48 minutes
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Surface Type:
Dirt
Town:
Neersville, Virginia
Directions:
39.29388, -77.724953
Added:
April 03, 2025
Updated:
April 06, 2025
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197'

Total Change
736'

Ascent
730'

Descent

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Sweet Run State Park Hike

Sweet Run State Park has seven different loops of intertwining trails. With a wildlife pond, historic homesteads, wetlands, and Piney Run, this area offers something for everyone. Make sure to bring your camera, because there are pictures around every corner at the Sweet Run State Park.

All the trails are accessed from the main trailhead, 100 yards from the parking area where the gravel road splits to the right. With multiple different circuits possible, from the shorter 1.8 mile Farmstead Loop passing a wildlife pond, valley views, two old homesteads, and several pastures, to combining that circuit with several of the higher mountain loops to form a 6.2 mile perimeter hike.

Piney Run passes through the middle of the property, on its way to the Potomac River. The run has a beautiful lunch spot on a small island where the Old Bridge Trail crosses it, as well as a large wetlands area that is visible from both the Piney Spur Trail, and Legacy Loop.

But whichever combination of trails you decide to do, make sure to print the trail map, as you might miss something beautiful in this labyrinth.

Explore 32 trails near Neersville, VA
  1. Parking

    39.29388, -77.724953
  2. Main Trailhead

    39.294117, -77.724967
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5.6 miles / 9.0 km

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