Bear On Virginia Blue Ridge Railway Trail

4.5/5
(11) · Hiking area in Piney River, United States
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The 6.9-mile Virginia Blue Ridge Railway Trail offers a quintessential rail trail experience in central Virginia, midway between Lynchburg and …

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4.5/5 · 11 reviews
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Aug 27, 2020
A beautiful well kept crushed stone trail that meanders along side a river. Plenty of place to stop and relax to enjoy nature. As bicyclers we wished is was longer (14 miles round trip), but was tota…Full review by IKE48
May 28, 2020
This is a terrific walking or biking trail. The entire path is relatively level, so easy for us older folks. Beware, however: along the trail, there is significant amounts of poison ivy. If…Full review by GlennyB58

Questions & answers

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Hello! Is there bike rental nearby? If not, are the trails ok for road bikes? Thanks!!
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Your closest bike rental options would likely be in Lynchburg (~1/2 hour away) or Charlottesville (1 hour), as the area around the trail is quite rural. Road bikes would likely be fine for …
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Your closest bike rental options would likely be in Lynchburg (~1/2 hour away) or Charlottesville (1 hour), as the area around the trail is quite rural. Road bikes would likely be fine for the majority of the trail but some of the section near Route 151 is quite sandy and has deep gravel- if you park at the Rose Mill Trail Head, there will still be 5 miles of trail to do without that issue. Also, I'd definitely recommend going along the road itself a little bit, as it follows right along the river a ways and there's hardly any traffic. Enjoy!
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