Hiking trails near Petersburg, Virginia

83 official trails lie within 25 miles of Petersburg — 332 miles in total, 70 rated easy and 2 hard or expert. Every distance and elevation figure below is computed from the agency centerline and a 10 m elevation model, not crowd-sourced.

The biggest climb nearby gains 273 ft; the median trail gains 70 ft.

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24 trails worth the drive

Trail	Miles	Climb	Difficulty	Drive from town
Central Connector Trail	13.0	253 ft	Hard	39 min · 26 mi
Western Connector Trail	19.6	167 ft	Hard	45 min · 22 mi
Four Mile Creek Park Trails	11.3	53 ft	Moderate	36 min · 26 mi
Midlo Area	5.7	141 ft	Moderate	42 min · 29 mi
Swift Creek Linear Park	40.6	273 ft	Moderate	47 min · 21 mi
Lower James River Linear Park	9.3	90 ft	Moderate	26 min · 17 mi
Virginia Capital Trail	9.4	155 ft	Moderate	33 min · 24 mi
Falling Creek Linear Park	17.1	215 ft	Moderate	44 min · 30 mi
North Bank Trail	3.2	143 ft	Moderate	37 min · 26 mi
Forest Hill Park Trails	3.1	107 ft	Easy	40 min · 26 mi
Appomattox/chesdin Linear Park	4.3	97 ft	Easy	13 min · 7 mi
Buttermilk	2.9	98 ft	Easy	41 min · 27 mi
Pocosham - Pocahontas	5.7	91 ft	Easy	32 min · 22 mi
Byrd Park Trails	1.8	85 ft	Easy	42 min · 29 mi
Belle Isle Park Trails	2.6	71 ft	Easy	37 min · 27 mi
Western Connector - Magnolia	2.7	91 ft	Easy	47 min · 34 mi
Connector	2.9	71 ft	Easy	47 min · 32 mi
Nature Trail	3.8	25 ft	Easy	27 min · 16 mi
Richmond Canal Walk	1.8	31 ft	Easy	35 min · 25 mi
Loop Forest Trail	1.9	102 ft	Easy	34 min · 23 mi
Powhite Park Loop Trail	1.6	89 ft	Easy	38 min · 27 mi
Pine Rock Trail	2.1	70 ft	Easy	27 min · 18 mi
Poor Creek Trail	1.7	91 ft	Easy	15 min · 6 mi
Cannon Creek Greenway	1.3	93 ft	Easy	38 min · 27 mi

Quick picks near Petersburg

Easy and short: Forest Hill Park Trails — 3.1 mi, rated easy, 22 mi from town
Longest: Swift Creek Linear Park — 40.6 mi, 16 mi from town

What the trails reach

Lakes: Swift Creek Linear Park to Swift Creek Lake; Falling Creek Linear Park to Gregorys Pond; Harrison Creek Trail to Soldiers Pond

Viewpoints: North Bank Trail to Oregon Hill Overlook; Richmond Canal Walk to TDIA 1895 James River Overlook

Nearby towns: Richmond (23 mi) · Newport News (49 mi) · Suffolk (54 mi) · Farmville (56 mi)

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