Discovery
Every indexed running path, greenway, walk, and hike in one filterable directory. Switch between the statewide map and the visual list at any time.
Hiking
Damascus to Harpers Ferry · Appalachian Trail Corridor
About 550 miles of the AT across Virginia, split into planned sections with shelters, water, and towns.
Surface: Dirt, Rocky
Trail running
Richmond · Central Virginia & Richmond
Island singletrack, granite riverbanks, and technical urban trail running in the middle of Richmond.
Surface: Rocky, Dirt, Gravel
Trail running
Virginia Beach · Virginia Beach
A wide crushed-shell and paved multi-use route through First Landing State Park's maritime forest.
Surface: Crushed stone, Sand, Paved
Hiking
Catawba · Roanoke & the New River Valley
A rugged scramble to a spire of Tuscarora quartzite — the most technical of the Triple Crown.
Surface: Rocky, Dirt
Trail running
Virginia Beach · Virginia Beach
Roughly 20 miles of interconnected maritime forest, dune, and swamp trails on the Chesapeake Bay.
Surface: Sand, Dirt, Boardwalk
Hiking
Mouth of Wilson · Southwest Virginia
Open balds, rock outcrops, and free-roaming ponies below Virginia's highest peak.
Surface: Rocky, Dirt
Running
Farmville · Southside & the Piedmont
A 31-mile crushed-stone rail-trail crossing the Appomattox River on a bridge 125 feet above the valley.
Surface: Crushed stone
Hiking
Lyndhurst · Charlottesville & the Blue Ridge
A short, steep Blue Ridge Parkway climb to a rock outcrop with a wide valley view.
Surface: Rocky, Dirt
Hiking
Catawba · Roanoke & the New River Valley
The most photographed overlook on the Appalachian Trail, reached by a steady climb from Route 311.
Surface: Rocky, Dirt
Running
Arlington to Mount Vernon · Northern Virginia
Eighteen paved miles along the Potomac from Theodore Roosevelt Island to Mount Vernon.
Surface: Paved, Boardwalk
Running
Newport News · Coastal Virginia & Hampton Roads
A wooded five-mile loop around Lake Maury with fourteen bridges — Newport News' signature run.
Surface: Crushed stone, Dirt
Hiking
Etlan · Shenandoah National Park
Virginia's most famous hike: a long approach, a genuine rock scramble, and a 360-degree summit.
Surface: Rocky, Dirt
Hiking
Luray · Shenandoah National Park
The best view-per-effort hike in Shenandoah: a short, gentle climb to a cliff-top panorama.
Surface: Rocky, Dirt
Running
Virginia Beach · Virginia Beach
A continuous three-mile oceanfront promenade with a separate paved bike path — Virginia's most-used running surface.
Surface: Paved
Running
Richmond to Jamestown · Central Virginia & Richmond
A fully paved 50-plus-mile route from Richmond to Jamestown, separated from traffic nearly the whole way.
Surface: Paved
Running
Damascus · Southwest Virginia
A 34-mile rail-trail from Whitetop to Abingdon, famous for its long gentle downhill and trestles.
Surface: Crushed stone, Gravel
Running
Arlington to Purcellville · Northern Virginia
A 45-mile paved rail-trail from Shirlington to Purcellville — Northern Virginia's main artery.
Surface: Paved, Gravel
Hiking
Syria · Shenandoah National Park
A steep canyon of stacked waterfalls, hikeable as a short upper visit or a long full descent.
Surface: Rocky, Dirt
Walking
Virginia Beach · Virginia Beach
A short interpretive loop through blackwater swamp on boardwalk and soft forest floor.
Surface: Boardwalk, Dirt, Sand
Running
Fairfax Station · Northern Virginia
A shaded 4.7-mile gravel loop around a Fairfax County lake — reliable, safe, and family-ready.
Surface: Gravel, Crushed stone
Hiking
Montebello · Charlottesville & the Blue Ridge
A staircase of cascades in the George Washington National Forest with a steep, well-built trail.
Surface: Rocky, Dirt
Running
Chesapeake · Coastal Virginia & Hampton Roads
A straight, shaded paved corridor along the historic canal — flat mileage with almost no road crossings.
Surface: Paved
Running
Norfolk · Coastal Virginia & Hampton Roads
Norfolk's waterfront spine linking downtown, neighborhoods, and the river on mostly paved surface.
Surface: Paved, Boardwalk
Hiking
Virginia Beach · Virginia Beach
Remote barrier-island walking reached only on foot, by bike, or by tram through Back Bay refuge.
Surface: Sand, Dirt
Hiking
Stanley · Shenandoah National Park
The highest point in Shenandoah National Park, reachable by a short steep climb or a longer circuit.
Surface: Rocky, Dirt
Running
Virginia Beach · Virginia Beach
Paved lakeside loops with the only meaningful hill repeats in central Virginia Beach.
Surface: Paved
Running
Pulaski to Galax · Southwest Virginia
A 57-mile linear state park along the New River with tunnels, trestles, and near-zero grade.
Surface: Crushed stone, Gravel
Trail running
Chesterfield · Central Virginia & Richmond
Miles of forested singletrack and multi-use trail twenty minutes south of Richmond.
Surface: Dirt, Gravel, Paved
Hiking
Daleville · Roanoke & the New River Valley
Half a mile of open clifftop walking above the Catawba Valley, quieter than its famous neighbor.
Surface: Rocky, Dirt