Trails
Peaks View Park (Lynchburg) 10 miles. All Skill Levels. Nice twisting single track, short steep climbs and technical terrain sections. Skills Area in progress, Phase I completed.
Candlers/Liberty Mtn (Lynchburg) 20+ miles of singletrack. Intermediate to Advanced. The Liberty Mountain Trail System consists of single and double track trails and logging roads spanning approximately 5,000 acres. The mountain rises to over 1,360 feet and offers trails for both hiking and mountain biking.
Blackwater Creek Trails (Lynchburg) 15 miles (including paved greenway). Beginner to Intermediate. A very scenic trail with mostly rolling single track branching off the paved greenway.
South Pedlar ATV Trails (Bedford-ish) ~19 miles. All skill levels. Located in the George Washington National Forest, this trail system is a looping network of double-track trails designed for the recreational all- terrain vehicle rider. Riders will find trails that are wide and inviting. Visitors to the area enjoy panoramic vistas, groves of large trees, spectacular mountain laurel blooms in season, and relief from the hot summer sun under the shady forest canopy. Very fast, lots of air time off the water bars and excellent banked turns.
Falling Creek Park (Bedford) 8.5 miles. All skill levels. Rolling singletrack. The trail network in the park is designed for hiking, mountain biking and trail running. Skills park and pump track now open.
Montvale Park (Bedford) 6.75 miles. Beginner to Intermediate. Entirely wooded single track trails highlight this emerging park. Most stream crossings have foot bridges or are easily forded.
Explore Park (Roanoke) 10 miles plus. Beginner to Intermediate. Rolling single track, well groomed trails, something for everyone.
Carvins Cove (Roanoke) 30+ miles. All skill levels. The Carvins Cove area just outside Roanoke offers some of the region's best mountain biking (and hiking, trail running, and horseback riding). It offers over 30 miles of multiuse trails ranging from beginner to expert level and from relatively flat to mountainous 1000' climbs. Daily permit: $2.00 Annual permit: $20.00
Walnut Creek Park (Charlottesville) 15 miles. Beginner to Intermediate. Trails for biking, hiking, or running. 480 land acres, 45 water acres and 2 beach acres. Miles of tight and twisty single track south of Charlottesville. Also includes a disc golf course, swimming and fishing. $3 for Albemarle county residents, $4.50 for non-residents (Memorial Day through Labor Day only. Free otherwise.)
Holliday Lake State Park (Appomattox) 12+ miles. Beginner to Intermediate. The trailhead for Carter Taylor Trail is next to the amphitheater. This trail is a 12-mile loop in the Appomattox-Buckingham State Forest for hikers, bicycle riders and horseback riders.
Brush Mtn / Pandapas Pond (Blacksburg) 20+ miles. All skill levels. "Pandapas Pond", "Brush Mountain", and "Poverty Creek" are often used interchangeably to describe an extensive trail system just outside the town limits of Blacksburg in the Jefferson National Forest. Pandapas Pond encompasses 500 acres on the north side of Brush Mountain, a 2,843-foot peak that overlooks downtown Blacksburg and Virginia Tech. It's owned by the National Forest Service. Combined with other NFS-owned land in the area, it offers miles and miles of trails both broad and flat, steep and tricky, and in-between. Poverty Creek is the creek that flows into Pandapas Pond which sits at the base of Brush Mountain.
Anglers Ridge (Danville) 15+ miles, All Skill Levels. Color coded loops provide excellent rolling singletrack.
Douthat State Park 40+ miles. Intermediate to Advanced. Beautiful state park with lots of amenities. Big climbs and big descents. Parking fees apply.