Virginia Trail Resources

 

Virginia Agencies

 

For information on Virginia's state parks: www.dcr.virginia.gov/parks/

Great Outdoors Resources Page (GORP) has information on Virginia's National Forests: www.gorp.com/gorp/resource/US_National_Forest/soeast.HTM

Great Outdoors Resources Page (GORP) has information on Shenandoah National Park: www.gorp.com/gorp/resource/US_National_Park/va_shena.HTM

National Wildlife Refuge System, managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, provides trails as well as hunting, fishing, wildlife observation; see refuges in Virginia: http://www.fws.gov/refuges/refugeLocatorMaps/Virginia.html

For information on National Park Service units in Virginia: http://data2.itc.nps.gov/parksearch/state.cfm?st=va

 

 

Virginia National Recreation Trails

 

Find all National Recreation Trails in Virginia: select Virginia from the State Search list and click on "Find Trails"

Visit Virginia's "Featured" National Recreational Trails for the most recently designated trail(s)

Visit the National Recreation Trails website to learn more about the NRT program and over 1,050 NRTs across America

Virginia Bicycling and Mountain Biking

 

Mountain bike trails with detailed maps and descriptions from Virginia mountain biking books at Trails.com:

• Mountain Biking Trails in Virginia

Bike rides on Virginia roads and paved pathways from road biking books at Trails.com:

• Road Bike Rides in Virginia

Blue Ridge Bicycle Club promotes bicycling in southwest Virginia: www.blueridgebicycleclub.com/

Bike Trails and B & Bs in Maryland, Pennsylvania and Virginia: www.BBBiking.com

East Coast Greenway is a project to link seabord states with trails and on-road routes through ME, NH, MA, RI, CT, NY, NJ, PA, DE, MD, DC, VA, NC, SC, GA, and FL: www.greenway.org/va.php

Eastern Virginia Mountain Bike Association: http://www.evma.org/

Mid-Atlantic Off-Road Enthusiasts organizes trail work, advocacy, and events in the Maryland-DC-Virginia area: www.more-mtb.org/

Virginia Equestrian Trails

 

Blue Ridge Horseback Riding covers areas and stables in NC, VA, WV, and GA: www.blueridgeonline.com/Horses.htm

Virginia Horse Trails and Campgrounds: http://www.horsetraildirectory.com/

Nokesville Horse Society, in Prince William County and Northern Virginia: http://nhsinc.tripod.com/

Syria, Graves Mountain, Big Meadows, Rapidan horse trail network: www.rideourtrails.com/Syria/Home.html

VaHorseTrails covers multi-use and horse trail related activities in Virginia: www.vahorsetrails.org/

 

Virginia Greenways and Community Trails

 

Damascus, VA, markets itself as "Trail Town USA": http://www.damascus.org/

Fairfax County Cross County Trail, a 41-mile urban trail/rail-trail, serves as the county's primary multi-use north/south trail: www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/cct/

Great FallsTrail Blazers work to develop multi-purpose trails throughout the Great Falls community: http://greatfallstrailblazers.org/

Potomac River Greenways Coalition, Fairfax Trails and Streams, Pimmit Run, Difficult Run and the Fairfax Cross-County trail are at: www.fairfaxtrails.org

Rivanna Trails Foundation works to create and protect natural footpaths, including the Rivanna National Recreation Trail:

Information on Roanoke Valley Greenways, Virginia: www.greenways.org

See an Interactive Slideshow of the Scott County Park Nature Trail in Gate City, VA: www.scottcountyva.com/park/amenities.htm

Virginia Hiking Trails

 

Hiking trail maps, hike descriptions, and Virginia topographic maps at Trails.com:

• Hiking Trails in Virginia

Capital Hiking Club offers trips as well as trail information at: www.capitalhikingclub.org/

MidAtlanticHikes.com has maps and trail descriptions for hikes in MD, PA, VA and WV

Wanderbirds Hiking Club, founded in 1934, is a non-profit, all volunteer club that organizes day hikes every Sunday, year round, for energetic folks in the Washington, DC area. You do not have to be a member of the Club to hike with us. www.wanderbirds.org

Natural Bridge Appalachian Trail Club maintains 88 miles of the Appalachian Trail in Nelson, Amherst, Rockbridge, Botetourt, and Bedford counties, and maintains lots of good information: www.nbatc.org

Piedmont Appalachian Trail Hikers maintains a section of the Appalachian Trail in southwest Virginia: www.path-at.org/

Potomac Appalachian Trail Club is dedicated to the upkeep and improvement of 970 miles of trails, 30 shelters, and 23 cabins in VA, MD, WV, PA, and DC: www.potomacappalachian.org/

Tidewater Appalachian Trail Club supports the Appalachian Trail and has information on hiking, trail maintenance, and club events: www.tidewateratc.com/

Along the Blue Ridge Parkway's 469 miles are over a hundred hiking trails; all are keyed to parkway mile markers with difficulty rating, length, and photos: www.brptrails.com/

American Volkssport Association year-round walking and Volkssport Event Calendar

Virginia Long-Distance Trails

 

Hiking trails along the Appalachian Trail (AT) in Virginia at Trails.com:

• Appalachian Trail Hiking in Virginia

One-fourth of the Appalachian Trail (550 miles) lies in Virginia

Great Eastern Trail plans to link existing trails alongthe Appalachian Mountains from Alabama to the Finger Lakes Trail in New York: www.greateasterntrail.net/

Virginia Off-Highway Vehicle Trails

 

OHV recreation on George Washington and Jefferson National Forests: www.fs.fed.us/r8/gwj/recreation/ohv/index.shtml and www.4x4now.com/trvagw.htm

Lee Ranger District and other Shenandoah area OHV routes: www.shenandoahtravel.org/atvHP.htm

Virginia Rail Trails and Canal Trails

 

Virginia rail-trails including maps, access points, and history from rails-to-trails books at Trails.com:

• Rail-Trails in Virginia

For a locator map and detailed descriptions of rail trails in the Washington, D.C., area and a few others in PA, VA, MD, and WVa: http://bikewashington.org/trails/dc-index.htm

Friends of the Huckleberry is dedicated to developing the Huckleberry Trail in Montgomery County: www.huckleberrytrail.org/

Friends of the Dahlgren Railroad Heritage Trail support the 15.7 mile railtrail in King George County near Fredericksburg: www.friendsdrht.org/

Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Trail runs 184 miles from Washington, D.C. along the Potomac River to Cumberland, Maryland.: www.fred.net/kathy/canal.html

Virginia Creeper Trail runs 34.3 miles from Abingdon, Virginia, to the Virginia-North Carolina border: www.vacreepertrail.com/

Washington and Old Dominion 65-mile rail trail in suburban DC managed by Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority: www.nvrpa.org/park/w_od_railroad

Friends of the Washington and Old Dominion Trail is a non-profit citizens organization dedicated to the preservation, enhancement and promotion of the trail: www.wodfriends.org/

Virginia Snow Trails

 

Virginia Waterway and Boating Trails

 

Virginia whitewater kayaking and rafting, with maps and launch points at Trails.com:

• Whitewater Kayaking and Rafting in Virginia

Occoquan River Water Trail runs 17 miles from Bull Run to the broad tidal estuaries of Pohick Bay on the Potomac River: http://owlva.org/ and www.nvrpa.org/park/occoquan_water_trail

Potomac River Water Trail Map highlights access points along the southern reaches of the river from Washington D.C. to the Chesapeake Bay in both Maryland and Virginia

Upper James River Water Trail meanders 45 miles through beautiful Botetourt County northeast of Roanoke, VA: www.upperjamesriverwatertrail.com/

 

Virginia Statewide Advocacy and Resources

 

Trails in Virginia: an Overview of Planning and Opportunities

Virginia State Trails Program

 

Recreational Trails Program: Providing funding to all 50 states for grants programs and program management

State Trails Program contacts in all 50 states

Virginia Outdoor Recreation

 

Fishing reports, maps, photos, and videos for every fishing spot in the USA: www.hookandbullet.com/s/fishing-virginia/