October 2025 Newsletter

New Bike Racks

There are seven new bike racks on the Mount Vernon Trail thanks to a FoMVT project. Check out the new bike racks at:

Mount Vernon Trailhead Rest Area
Riverside Park
Fort Hunt Park Rest Area
Belle Haven Park Rest Area
Gravelly Point
Columbia Island Marina (2 racks)

In 2024, Friends of the Mount Vernon Trail (FoMVT) was one of 170 organizations selected to receive a Two For The Trails grant from Athletic Brewing Company. Named after Athletic Co-Founder and CEO Bill Shufelt’s family tradition of taking two brews to toast post-trail adventures, this program gives back up to $2 million annually to protect and restore outdoor spaces across the globe. Two For The Trails Grant funds replaced 5 bike racks on the trail. The last two bike racks were paid for by donations from the Arlington Community Foundation year-end Wish Catalog.

Help us keep the improvements coming by making a donation today!

NOVA Loop

The NOVA Loop Trail is a roughly 70-mile route made up of segments from eight trails across Northern Virginia. Did you know that the Mount Vernon Trail makes up 13 miles of those miles?

Starting October 1st, explore the NOVA Loop Trail Puzzle Hunt to piece together clues along the entire loop! Learn more about the NOVA Loop Trail here and register for the Puzzle Hunt here.

CARLA Cargo Heroes

If you come to our volunteer events you usually see us hauling tools on our CARLA Cargo trailer. CARLA Cargo reached out to feature us on their website as a CARLA hero. Read the article here.

Last Rosslyn Trail Tuesday of 2025

Thank you to everyone who attended one of our four Rosslyn Trail Tuesday events in 2025. We hosted numerous corporate groups with 70+ volunteers showing up to help improve the Rosslyn section of the trail.

Thank as well you to the Rosslyn BID for your continued support of FoMVT!

10th Annual Tour de Mount Vernon (TdMV) Community Bike Ride

Register for the 10th Annual Tour de Mount Vernon Community Bike Ride taking place on Saturday, October 18 and starting and ending at Woodlawn & Pope-Leighey House!

Join us to celebrate the 10th anniversary of this fun community tradition. Click here for more information and to register!

September Recap

In September we hosted 5 volunteer events with 86 volunteers giving 206 volunteer hours.

Before/After Photo of the Month

Not being able to see around corners can be dangerous for trail users. Volunteers helped improve sight lines by clearing out overgrown vegetation near Slaters Lane.

You can check out more before/after photos here.