Trails

Virginia is home to many off-road trails and rails-to-trails.  This section provides general information about some of these trail opportunities.  For additional information and maps, please contact the trail managers listed in our directory.

Click on the area of the state you are interested in:

Accotink Trail
Assateague Island National Seashore
Blackwater Creek Natural Area Bikeway
Bluemont Junction Trail
Blue Ridge Rail Trail
Chessie Nature Trail
Chinocoteague National Wildlife Refuge
Dismal Swamp Canal Trail, Park Connector Bikeway
Guest River Gorge Trail
Mount Vernon Trail
Monticello/Saunders Trail
New River Trail State Park
Orange and Alexandria Historical Trail
Park Connector Bikeway
Petersburg National Battlefield
Reddish Knob
Rivanna Trail
Virginia Creeper National Recreation Trail
Washington & Old Dominion Railroad Regional Park

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 Northern Virginia Trails

 Accotink Trail

• bike and hike opportunities
• located in Fairfax County
• 3.75 mile trail
• gravel and asphalt surfaces
• click here for contact information

 Bluemont Junction Trail

• bike and hike opportunities
• located in Arlington County
• 1.3 mile trail
• asphalt surface
• Contact Arlington County Bicycle Coordinator for maps and information.

 Mount Vernon Trail

• bike and hike opportunities
• located 4.5 miles south of Alexandria
• 17 mile trail
• click here for contact information

 Orange and Alexandria Historical Trail

• bike and hike opportunities
• located in Fairfax County
• 3 mile trail
• click here for contact information

 Washington & Old Dominion Railroad Regional Park

• bike and hike opportunities
• Loudoun and Fairfax Counties
• 45 mile trail
• asphalt surface
• parallel crushed stone treadway
• click here for contact information

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Central Virginia Trails

 Blackwater Creek Natural Area Bikeway

• bike and hike opportunities
• City of Lynchburg
• 4 mile trail
• asphalt surface
• click here for contact information.

 Petersburg National Battlefield

• bike and hike opportunities
• paths branch off of the park's Seige road
• contact the Petersburg Visitor Center at 800-368-3595 for more information.

 Rivanna Trail

• Hike and bike opportunities
• encircles City of Charlottesville
• 2 miles paved at Riverview Park
• 18 miles rustic along stream corridors
• Contact www.charlottesville.org/trails for more information

 Monticello/Saunders Trail

• 2 miles up mountain
• Packed stone dust surface
• Includes Arboretum and overlooks
• All ADA accessible grade
• For more info:  www.monticello.org/parkway/trail.html

 Blue Ridge Rail Trail

• 1.7 miles
• Nelson and Amherst Counties
• Hike, bike, and equestrian opportunities
  
• Paved and gravel surface
  
• For more info: www.nelsoncountyva.org/RailTrail/VABRTrail.htm

   

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Shenandoah Valley Trails

 Chessie Nature Trail

• hike opportunities
• Rockbridge County
• 7.5 mile trail
• crushed stone surface
• Click here for contact information

 Reddish Knob

• biking and hiking opportunities
• various trails connect to 3,000 ft overlook.
• located in Augusta and Rockingham counties
• for more information, contact the George Washington National Forest Dry River Ranger District at (540) 828-2591.

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Southwest Blue Ridge Highlands Trails

 Guest River Gorge Trail

• bike and hike opportunities
• located in Wise and Scott counties
• 5.8 miles
• gravel surface
• click here for contact information.

 New River Trail State Park

• bike and hike opportunities
• located in Pulaski, Carroll, Grayson and Wythe counties
• 57 mile trail
• original ballast surface
• click here for contact information

 Virginia Creeper National Recreation Trail

• bike and hike opportunities
• located in Washington and Grayson counties
• 34.1 mile trail
• original ballast surface
• click here for contact information.

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Tidewater and Hampton Roads Trail

 Dismal Swamp Canal Trail, Park Connector Bikeway

• bike, horseback and hike opportunities;
• located in the City of Chesapeake;
• parallels Dismal Swamp Canal;
• 8.5-mile, two-way linear trail;
• asphalt surface (25' wide; old US Rt17);
• For more info: www.cityofchesapeake.net/dsct

Park Connector Bikeway

• bike and hike opportunities
• located in the City of Virginia Beach
• 4.9 mile trail to Mount Trashmore
• asphalt surface
• click here for contact information

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Eastern Shore Trails

 Assateague Island National Seashore

• bike and hike opportunities
• located on Assateague Island
• 15 miles of trails
• click here for contact information

 Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge

• bike and hike opportunities
• popular area amongst wildlife enthusiasts
• click here for contact information

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