Hiking trails near Richmond, Virginia

100 official trails lie within 25 miles of Richmond — 401 miles in total, 84 rated easy and 3 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 67 ft.

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24 trails worth the drive

Trail	Miles	Climb	Difficulty	Drive from town
Appomattox/chesdin Linear Park	33.4	150 ft	Hard	47 min · 30 mi
Central Connector Trail	13.0	253 ft	Hard	26 min · 13 mi
Western Connector Trail	19.6	167 ft	Hard	53 min · 27 mi
Four Mile Creek Park Trails	11.3	53 ft	Moderate	26 min · 11 mi
Midlo Area	5.7	141 ft	Moderate	18 min · 8 mi
Swift Creek Linear Park	40.6	273 ft	Moderate	48 min · 20 mi
Lower James River Linear Park	9.3	90 ft	Moderate	35 min · 21 mi
Virginia Capital Trail	9.4	155 ft	Moderate	11 min · 6 mi
Falling Creek Linear Park	17.1	215 ft	Moderate	25 min · 14 mi
North Bank Trail	3.2	143 ft	Moderate	7 min · 3 mi
Deep Run Park	4.5	55 ft	Moderate	26 min · 14 mi
Forest Hill Park Trails	3.1	107 ft	Easy	11 min · 4 mi
Belmont	4.6	49 ft	Moderate	16 min · 8 mi
Buttermilk	2.9	98 ft	Easy	7 min · 2 mi
Pocosham - Pocahontas	5.7	91 ft	Easy	30 min · 17 mi
Byrd Park Trails	1.8	85 ft	Easy	7 min · 2 mi
Belle Isle Park Trails	2.6	71 ft	Easy	7 min · 3 mi
Western Connector - Magnolia	2.7	91 ft	Easy	37 min · 23 mi
Connector	2.9	71 ft	Easy	30 min · 18 mi
Nature Trail	3.8	25 ft	Easy	42 min · 26 mi
Richmond Canal Walk	1.8	31 ft	Easy	7 min · 3 mi
Loop Forest Trail	1.9	102 ft	Easy	31 min · 17 mi
Powhite Park Loop Trail	1.6	89 ft	Easy	15 min · 5 mi
Fall Line Trail	4.1	67 ft	Easy	23 min · 13 mi

Quick picks near Richmond

Easy and short: Forest Hill Park Trails — 3.1 mi, rated easy, 1 mi from town
Longest: Swift Creek Linear Park — 40.6 mi, 11 mi from town

What the trails reach

Lakes: Appomattox/chesdin Linear Park to Ivys Ponds; 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: Petersburg (23 mi) · Fredericksburg (53 mi) · Farmville (53 mi) · Newport News (61 mi)

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