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Complete description of Trailhead Tours operations and trails below
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Complete description of Trailhead Tours operations and trails below
Questions?
RICHMOND-AREA Tours [+]| | Pocahontas State Park Tours [+]
How Trailhead Tours RVA works:
What you will need to bring
What we will provide
Tour Terms Explained
RANDOM PLAY TIME: GUIDES CHOICELets go for a ride and let the Guide decide!
You want to check out the trails and see where the trails will lead us.... Well, this Tour is for you!COST:
TIME TO MAKE A PLAN!
1. James River LoopThe Original Trail of downtown Richmond was completed in the early 2000's. This network of trails was built mostly by volunteers and pieced together over 10 years. This
loop is technical singletrack that most intermediate to advanced GROUP will really enjoy. Many technical trail features will keep you engaged the entire loop. A word of caution: in 2018, over 1.8 million people visited this area of the trails; so always keep an eye open2. Forest Hill ParkThis trail is a looped trail with approx. 3-4 miles of technical, punchy singletrack. The climbs will be short and sweet with a nice downhill recovery. The trail is located in
Forest Hill Park on the southern side of the JRPS Main Loop described above. It’s a great workout for its distance3. Dogwood DellAnother punchy loop trail that was built with flow in mind. Distance is approx. 1 mile but never stops going with its flows and quick climbs. This loop is located on the Northwestern side of the above JRPS Main Loop. It’s fun.
4. Ancarrow's Landinga.k.a Poop Loop - Nicknamed for its location near the Richmond Water Treatment Plant; you’ll know which way the wind is blowing but won’t stop you from wanting to check this one out. This trail is flat and fast and flowy. This lollypop course is directional depending on the day of the week, which allows you to really open ‘er up and whip through this trail. The entire lollypop is 5 miles with the actual Poop Loop at about 3 miles. The nature of this trail being flat does create wet/slick conditions quickly with foul weather conditions.
5. Gillies SpillwayThis out-n-back trail leaves not far from Stone Brewery and is technical singletrack in nature. The trail follows a spillway for most of the route with some interesting creek crossings. There are offshoot options to this trail that can vary distance between 5-10 miles.
6. Powhite ParkThis network of trails are just off the beaten path. Trails with in trails with moderate climbs and twisty gulleys makes this a fun ride.
7. **** The GRAND DIRT OF RVA TOUR ****All the Above that you want to RIDE or RUN
8. **** TWENTY-ONE GEARS AND OVER - Brewery Tours ****
Twenty-One Gears and over is a great way to explore Richmond's 20+ craft breweries.
The majority of the downtown trails were built by local outdoor enthusiasts with shovels, McClouds, and bare hands. Saturday mornings well-spent over the years to bring you these incredible trails. Technical Trail Features are scattered all through out these trails with creek crossings, rock gardens, short burst climbs/descents, and more. The countryside comes to the city. Overall Elevation Gain will be low with Richmond elevation between 50 and 175 feet.
Over the years, the city has embraced this network of trails and is behind creating more trails to this day with the assistance of local trail advocacy group RVA MORE . Now(2019), we have approximately 35+ miles of trail that is mostly connected but some require a short road ride to connect. Plus now Pocahontas State Park(8,000+ acres) has built over 35+ miles of trail as well with only a 30 minute drive from downtown.
Richmond has it going on!
Over the years, the city has embraced this network of trails and is behind creating more trails to this day with the assistance of local trail advocacy group RVA MORE . Now(2019), we have approximately 35+ miles of trail that is mostly connected but some require a short road ride to connect. Plus now Pocahontas State Park(8,000+ acres) has built over 35+ miles of trail as well with only a 30 minute drive from downtown.
Richmond has it going on!
POCAHONTAS STATE PARK :
AREA +8,000 acres : TRAILS 30+ miles : MTB ONLY
*Tour Terms ExplainedTOUR TIME DEPARTURES: Morning: 7:30am | Evening: 6:30pm OR CUSTOM depending on Tour design - Daily (based on availability)
RALLY POINT(S): To be discussed with your Tour Planning
MAIN COURSE: as it says, this is your Main Tour
PAIRS WELL WITH: Add another TOUR! We'll give a break on each additional Tour... *Main Course will be highest of the tours you choose
AGES: Mountain Bike / Trail Run: 18+
Questions? Check our FAQ page
AREA +8,000 acres : TRAILS 30+ miles : MTB ONLY
*Tour Terms Explained
9. Swift Creek AreaSwift Creek has just been added to the park in the last 3-5 years. This was a massive undertaking to cut/machine/volunteers more than 20 miles of additional flow track-type trails to the Park.
10. Morgan TrailsMorgan Trails is where it all began for mountain biking in Pocahontas State Park! These trails are good ole fashion singletrack built over 10+ years ago. This area is broken into three sections: Red, Blue, and Green. Each trail section was developed to match to cooresponding rider ability level. Each section is about 3-4 miles with a lil West Virginia section thrown in to make it interesting. You'll have all the standard technical trail features to keep you cranking. This is a fun section.
11. Lake View TrailsThis section of Pocahontas is good ole singletrack bliss broken into THREE Sections. These trails are also directional so not to worry about running into someone. Each section is approximately 3-4miles for a total or approx. 9+ miles. We'll encounter all the standard technical trail features such as creek crossings, rocks/roots, alternate routes, and more.
A great way to spend the day! We'll cover all the parks trails as described below in whatever fashion you'd like. The parks' trail sections are well laid out to take a snack/lunch break, which we can plan and coordinate to have ready when you are, between sections.
COST: $200 all inclusive with lunch/snack and park entry($10)
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