Gerry Connolly Cross Country Trail GCCCT. Photo by FamilyTripGuides.

Gerry Connolly Cross Country Trail (GCCCT)

Springfield, VA - Park

The Gerry Connolly Cross Country Trail (GCCCT) Trail is a 40 miles long trail in Fairfax County. We love exploring an area in Springfield/Lorton with 5 different stepping stone “bridges” in about 1 mile of this part of the trail! One was covered with water when we went but we could cross 4 of them which made the hike interesting for everyone! The whole GCCCT trail is 40 miles long so plenty of space if you wanted to hike longer... we got distracted by... “Dino Rock Island!” It’s a large rocky/sandy beach section before the 3rd stepping stone bridge. My kids played here for over an hour: finding rocks, playing pretend rock store, throwing rocks in the creek etc. Check out more at the link below. There is no specific name for this park along Pohick Creek but it worked great to park around 8100 Lake Pleasant Drive (there is tons of free street parking that is not in front of someone’s house). The paved trail starts right before 8100 only in one direction. You walk for about 5 minutes before your first of 5 stepping stone bridges. There is a fork in the path where you can go left to 1 more bridge (one was covered in water see stories!) Or to the right, there are 3 more + 🦕 Peninsula!