Parks / Recreation
Easy access exists to several parks within walking distance of the neighborhood.
Linway Terrace Park
Linway Terrace can be accessed via a county path between two houses on Walden Drive. It contains a baseball, soccer/football field, a basketball court, tennis courts, and a tennis wall. Also contains a playground and tot lot. A synthetic turf field conversion was completed in 2010.
Marie Butler Leven Preserve
The preserve is a 20-acre native arboretum with several hiking trails. The park was left to the County by Maurice Leven.
Pimmit Run Trail
Pimmit Run Trail is a hiking trail that follows the Pimmit Run from Falls Church through McLean to the Potomac River. The trail bends around the neighborhood and hikers can be found walking down Colleen Lane across Loch Raven over to the Marie Butler Leven Preserve, as the trail heads towards the Potomac.
For more information see
Pimmit Run Trail
Pools
Highlands Swim and Tennis
Highlands Swim is attached to the neighborhood and can be accessed via a small path at the end of Hardy Drive. Link:
http://www.highlandsswim.org/
Chesterbrook Swim and Tennis
Chesterbrook Swim is a short walk or drive down Kirby Road. Link:
http://chesterbrookclub.com/