Weekend trips from Leesburg (Virginia)
- Charlotte / Cincinnati
- Columbus / Toronto
- New York City / Newport
For any of these trips, you could visit just the first or second destination if you want to do less driving and spend more time in the area.
The longest trip is about 28.5 hours of total driving, so you may want to plan to do this over a long weekend.
Trip idea #1: Leesburg → Charlotte → Cincinnati → Leesburg
Leesburg to Charlotte
leave Leesburg on Friday
1 hour → Front Royal
1 hour → Shenandoah National Park
2 hours → Lexington
56 minutes → Roanoke
1.5 hours → Appalachian Mountains
2 hours → Mooresville
35 minutes → Charlotte (stay Friday night)
9 hours of driving
Charlotte to Cincinnati
leave Charlotte on Saturday
1 hour → Gaffney
1.5 hours → Asheville
1 hour → Cherokee
2 hours → Knoxville
46 minutes → Pioneer
1 hour → London
1.5 hours → Lexington
1.5 hours → Cincinnati (stay Saturday night)
10.5 hours of driving
Cincinnati to Leesburg
leave Cincinnati on Sunday
1 hour → Dayton
1.5 hours → Columbus
55 minutes → The Rock Café
1.5 hours → Saint Clairsville
1.5 hours → Ohiopyle State Park
1.5 hours → Sideling Hill
49 minutes → Leesburg (back home)
9 hours of driving
Total driving time for this trip is about 28.5 hours of driving.
Trip idea #2: Leesburg → Columbus → Toronto → Leesburg
Leesburg to Columbus
leave Leesburg on Friday
1.5 hours → Sideling Hill
50 minutes → Frostburg
1 hour → Morgantown
53 minutes → Washington
2 hours → The Wilds
1.5 hours → Columbus (stay Friday night)
7.5 hours of driving
Columbus to Toronto
leave Columbus on Saturday
1.5 hours → Ohio State Reformatory
1.5 hours → Cleveland
56 minutes → Geneva
1 hour → Erie
1 hour → Fredonia
1.5 hours → Niagara Falls
1.5 hours → Toronto (stay Saturday night)
9 hours of driving
Toronto to Leesburg
leave Toronto on Sunday
1 hour → Toronto Premium Outlets
2 hours → Niagara Falls
1.5 hours → Bradford
59 minutes → Clearfield
1.5 hours → Duncansville
1 hour → Hagerstown
35 minutes → Leesburg (back home)
8.5 hours of driving
Total driving time for this trip is about 25 hours of driving.
Trip idea #3: Leesburg → New York City → Newport → Leesburg
Leesburg to New York City
leave Leesburg on Friday
50 minutes → Washington, DC
57 minutes → Baltimore
45 minutes → Aberdeen
45 minutes → Wilmington
37 minutes → Philadelphia
51 minutes → Princeton
54 minutes → Staten Island
33 minutes → New York City (stay Friday night)
6 hours of driving
New York City to Newport
leave New York City on Saturday
53 minutes → Stamford
45 minutes → Shelton
55 minutes → Saybrook Point Inn & Spa
33 minutes → Mystic
50 minutes → Narragansett
22 minutes → Newport (stay Saturday night)
4.5 hours of driving
Newport to Leesburg
leave Newport on Sunday
1 hour → Mystic Seaport
1.5 hours → New Haven
1 hour → New York City
56 minutes → Princeton
2.5 hours → Pat's King of Steaks
50 minutes → Washington, DC
59 minutes → Leesburg (back home)
9.5 hours of driving
Total driving time for this trip is about 20 hours of driving.