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Distance

557.5mi

Elevation gain

Gain not on file

Hiking time (estimate)

Your call

• Rocky
• Ridgeline

Why goLongest state section of the AT.

Distance

2mi

Elevation gain

100ft

Hiking time (estimate)

~58 min

• Crushed stone
• Riverside

Why goWhitewater views downtown.

Distance

6mi

Elevation gain

12ft

Time (agency)

~2h10

• Paved
• Sand
• Shaded

Why goLive oak and cypress forest.

Distance

4.5mi

Elevation gain

1,336ft

Time (agency)

~4h

• Scramble
• Shaded
• Ridgeline

Why goQuartzite spire summit.

Distance

20mi

Elevation gain

Gain not on file

Hiking time (estimate)

Your call

• Boardwalk
• Sand
• Shaded

Why goLong Creek Trail.

Distance

9mi

Elevation gain

1,602ft

Time (agency)

~6h

• Rocky
• Ridgeline

Why goOpen balds, rock outcrops, and free-roaming ponies below Virginia's highest peak.

Distance

32.2mi

Elevation gain

375ft

Hiking time (estimate)

Your call

• Crushed stone
• Shaded
• Riverside

Why goHigh Bridge river crossing.

Distance

2mi

Elevation gain

Gain not on file

Time (agency)

~1h45

• Rocky
• Shaded
• Ridgeline

Why goFast, big payoff.

Distance

8mi

Elevation gain

1,415ft

Time (agency)

~5h

• Rocky
• Shaded
• Ridgeline

Why goThe AT's signature overlook.

Distance

18mi

Elevation gain

535ft

Hiking time (estimate)

Your call

• Paved
• Riverside

Why goPotomac and monument views.

Distance

5mi

Elevation gain

215ft

Hiking time (estimate)

~2h02

• Crushed stone
• Shaded
• Riverside

Why goFourteen footbridges.

Distance

9.4mi

Elevation gain

2,482ft

Time (agency)

~6h30

• Scramble
• Ridgeline

Why goMile-long granite scramble.

Distance

1.6mi

Elevation gain

340ft

Time (agency)

~1h23

• Rocky
• Shaded
• Ridgeline

Why goBig view for little effort.

Distance

3mi

Elevation gain

0ft

Time (agency)

~1h13

• Paved
• Coast

Why goOcean views the entire way.

Distance

51.7mi

Elevation gain

946ft

Hiking time (estimate)

Your call

• Paved
• Riverside

Why go50+ paved miles.

Distance

34.3mi

Elevation gain

2,223ft

Hiking time (estimate)

Your call

• Crushed stone
• Shaded
• Riverside

Why goDozens of wooden trestles.

Distance

45mi

Elevation gain

1,573ft

Hiking time (estimate)

Your call

• Paved

Why go45 continuous paved miles.

Distance

4.6mi

Elevation gain

1,656ft

Time (agency)

~4h

• Rocky
• Shaded
• Waterfall

Why goStacked waterfalls.

Distance

1.8mi

Elevation gain

10ft

Time (agency)

~45 min

• Boardwalk
• Sand
• Shaded

Why goCypress swamp boardwalk.

Distance

2.3mi

Elevation gain

Gain not on file

Hiking time (estimate)

~52 min

• Crushed stone
• Creek crossings

Why goWalk or ride through a 4,273-foot unlit 1850s railroad tunnel bored under the Blue Ridge at Rockfish Gap.

Distance

4.7mi

Elevation gain

200ft

Hiking time (estimate)

~1h55

• Crushed stone
• Shaded

Why goConsistent 4.7-mile loop.

Distance

7mi

Elevation gain

48ft

Hiking time (estimate)

~2h43

• Crushed stone
• Riverside

Why goSeven miles of relatively flat former Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad grade following the Maury River.

Distance

2.7mi

Elevation gain

1,069ft

Time (agency)

~2h45

• Rocky
• Shaded
• Waterfall

Why goMultiple cascade overlooks.

Distance

8.6mi

Elevation gain

10ft

Hiking time (estimate)

~2h52

• Paved
• Shaded
• Riverside

Why goHistoric canal.

Distance

2.2mi

Elevation gain

Gain not on file

Hiking time (estimate)

~44 min

• Paved
• Creek crossings

Why goFirst segment of the planned 49.1-mile Eastern Shore Rail to Trail to open; VDOT opened it to the public Aug. 20, 2026.

Distance

10.5mi

Elevation gain

0ft

Hiking time (estimate)

~3h30

• Paved
• Riverside

Why goDowntown Norfolk waterfront.

Distance

Distance not on file

Elevation gain

Gain not on file

Hiking time (estimate)

Time not on file

• Dirt tread
• Sand
• Coast

Why goUndeveloped Atlantic beach.

Distance

3.5mi

Elevation gain

Gain not on file

Hiking time (estimate)

~1h36

• Scramble
• Ridgeline

Why goThe Preserve Loop Trail, a 3.5-mile blue-blazed loop that DCR states is the only state-maintained trail in the preserve or the WMA.

Distance

6.1mi

Elevation gain

Gain not on file

Hiking time (estimate)

~2h20

• Paved
• Shaded

Why go6.06-mile loop originating at Millwood Avenue and E. Jubal Early Drive, divided by the city into seven sections with mile-marker ranges.

Distance

2.9mi

Elevation gain

860ft

Time (agency)

~2h

• Rocky
• Shaded
• Ridgeline

Why goHighest point in the park.

Distance

5.1mi

Elevation gain

Gain not on file

Hiking time (estimate)

Your call

• Boardwalk
• Coast

Why goThe Hawk Observatory, which DCR states is ADA-accessible.

Distance

1.5mi

Elevation gain

60ft

Time (agency)

~35 min

• Paved

Why goPaved lakeside loops with the only meaningful hill repeats in central Virginia Beach.

Distance

57mi

Elevation gain

1,143ft

Hiking time (estimate)

Your call

• Crushed stone
• Shaded
• Riverside

Why go57 miles beside the New River.

Distance

90mi

Elevation gain

Gain not on file

Hiking time (estimate)

Your call

• Paved
• Shaded

Why goLarge connected network.

Distance

25mi

Elevation gain

Gain not on file

Hiking time (estimate)

Your call

• Riverside

Why go25 miles of trail, all open to hiking and biking, with more than 14 miles also open to horses.

Distance

Distance not on file

Elevation gain

Gain not on file

Hiking time (estimate)

Your call

• Boardwalk
• Sand
• Coast

Why goSix named trails with official DCR-published lengths: Field Loop 1.3 mi, Woodland 0.7 mi, Bayshore 0.6 mi, Woodland Bayshore Connector 0.3 mi, Custis Pond Spur 0.2 mi, Dune Overlook Spur under 0.1 mi.

Distance

9mi

Elevation gain

Gain not on file

Hiking time (estimate)

Your call

• Riverside

Why goNine miles of hiking and biking trails across a 1,052-acre day-use park.

Distance

Distance not on file

Elevation gain

Gain not on file

Hiking time (estimate)

Time not on file

• Shaded

Why go25-acre spring-fed lake with a sandy beach, described by the Forest Service as a shaded and woody area.

Distance

2mi

Elevation gain

Gain not on file

Hiking time (estimate)

~40 min

• Paved
• Riverside

Why goFollows the South River, which the city describes as a Virginia Scenic River, through Waynesboro.

Distance

4.9mi

Elevation gain

16ft

Hiking time (estimate)

~1h39

• Paved

Why goTen-foot-wide asphalt tread with two-foot shoulders (fourteen feet total), on ground the county says was formerly a railroad route.

Distance

7.6mi

Elevation gain

2,000ft

Time (agency)

~5h

• Rocky
• Shaded
• Ridgeline

Why goHalf a mile of open cliff.

Distance

3.3mi

Elevation gain

Gain not on file

Hiking time (estimate)

~1h05

• Paved
• Coast

Why goPaved 3.25-mile loop around a moist-soil management unit (the refuge trail map gives 3.2 miles).

Distance

1.8mi

Elevation gain

Gain not on file

Hiking time (estimate)

~35 min

• Paved
• Coast

Why goFlat and paved, and one of four paved trails FWS lists as wheelchair friendly at the refuge.