Bull Run-Occoquan Water Trail
Author
Trail stats
- Distance
- 18.86 nm
- Elevation gain
- 161 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Easy
- Elevation loss
- 213 ft
- Max elevation
- 195 ft
- TrailRank
-
10
5
- Min elevation
- 97 ft
- Trail type
- One Way
- Time
- one day 3 hours 13 minutes
- Coordinates
- 2649
- Uploaded
- October 5, 2012
- Recorded
- May 2012
near Sudley, Virginia (United States)
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Itinerary description
20 mile paddle trip on the Bull Run-Occoquan Water Trail
Waypoints
Waypoint
134 ft
BROWT Camp 1
A really excellent campsite. Away from river but close to Bull Run trail. A fresh water source within 75 meters. Bugs not too bad.
Waypoint
164 ft
BROWT Camp 2
A really nice place to camp but there's no water source except for a possible small stream up the inlet a bit. We took a two hour break here.
Waypoint
141 ft
BROWT Camp 3
04-SEP-11 15:26:08 Unimproved
Waypoint
157 ft
BROWT Gravel bar
A good place to take a break. There are a ATV trails in the are.
Waypoint
135 ft
BROWT Halfway Point
Waypoint
120 ft
BROWT Lower Dam Area
Waypoint
140 ft
BROWT Picnic 1
Picnic table
Waypoint
140 ft
BROWT Rapid 1
Smallish ledge
Waypoint
130 ft
BROWT Rapid 2
Not sure
Waypoint
158 ft
BROWT Rapid 3
Waypoint
230 ft
BROWT Upper Dam Area
Waypoint
156 ft
BROWT Water 1
CLEAR STREAM
Waypoint
131 ft
BROWT Water 2a
Waypoint
136 ft
BROWT Water 3
Fresh water. Cool.
Waypoint
0 ft
Bull Run Marina
A key is required to access launch. Keys can be purchased at Fountainhead Regional Park
Waypoint
160 ft
Bull Run Put in
Waypoint
146 ft
FtnHeadPutin
04-SEP-11 13:44:32
Waypoint
0 ft
Hwy 28 Put in
Waypoint
150 ft
Lake Ridge Park Take Out
Waypoint
25 ft
Occoquan Park Boat Ramp
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I see that the trail took 27 hours. How much of that was moving vs. camping? If camping, where were your landfalls? How was the water level at the start?
Unfortunately, my original track is corrupted and the time stamp wasn't saved. I'm guessing that we probably spent 9 hours at camp. We got in at dusk and left early in the morning. You'll have to stealth camp as there are no legal or developed camping spots- another reason why we paddled until dusk. We camped in hammocks. No fire. Apparently, I didn't waypoint our actual campsite.
One other thing, we had dropped a car at the take-out spot- Lake Ridge Park. I recollect that the park staff wasn't happy that we left a vehicle overnight at the park. There was no signage saying overnight parking was forbidden.
Water levels were fine. I don't exactly what they were but Spring seems to be the optimal time. Time it so that its rained within a few days of the paddle.
Thanks for the details. II wonder if there are camps at the seven mile marks to divide it into three days. I’m also interested in how you crossed the damn
Correction: I looked at the web vs. app. The app limits the data. The web has your waypoints, including the three campsites. It also stops your track at Lake Ridge Park.
Now, I am much happier with the better details.
Are the water waypoints stops along the shore for refills or just breaks along your journey?
breaks
we only spent one night along the river.