Region
Urban whitewater, island singletrack, and the 50-mile Virginia Capital Trail.
Richmond is unusual: a capital city with class-III rapids and rocky singletrack inside its limits. The James River Park System threads both banks, and the Virginia Capital Trail runs uninterrupted to Jamestown. Trail running here is technical in short bursts and flat in between.
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
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
Chesterfield · Central Virginia & Richmond
Miles of forested singletrack and multi-use trail twenty minutes south of Richmond.
Surface: Dirt, Gravel, Paved