Bike rides in Virginia

Explore 4 rail-trail, greenway and park ride options in Virginia, with route lengths, surfaces, access notes and starting locations. These are selected recreational outings, not an exhaustive trail inventory. Read each guide’s scope and access cautions before choosing a ride.

4 ride guides · alphabetical order

• Foxfire Trail: West Neck Creek rail-trail return

  Virginia Beach

  1.8 mi · Out-and-back

  Paved rail trail and dedicated creek bridge; nature loops excluded.

  Virginia Beach, Virginia. About 1.8 to 2 miles out and back, plus walking between the parking space and the trail. A short paved rail-trail for ordinary pedal bicycles, with a dedicated bridge over West Neck Creek. Research reviewed October 12, 2026. This guide describes the existing trail; current access checks and website integration remain before publication.

• Mount Vernon Trail: short return from Belle Haven

  Alexandria

  Up to 2 miles return · Out and back

  Paved separated multi-use trail

  Walk to the signed Mount Vernon Trail, then ride south up to one mile and retrace. Keep off the parkway and the separate Dyke Marsh walking trail; turn earlier at a steep ramp, road interface or work zone.

• Virginia Creeper — Alvarado Station: short bicycle return

  Alvarado

  Up to 4 miles return · Out-and-back

  Improved crushed-stone / gravel main rail trail

  Follow the signed main path toward Damascus on the existing improved main rail trail. Turn after 2 outward miles or before the first public-road crossing, work barrier, uncertain continuation or uncomfortable transition, whichever comes first; retrace. Walk any initial lot or access-drive interface. Do not use a road or private-property detour.

• Washington & Old Dominion — Ashburn trail-user lot: short bicycle return

  Ashburn

  Up to 4 miles return · Out-and-back

  Paved former-rail main bicycle path

  Follow the signed main path west toward Leesburg on the paved main trail. Turn after 2 outward miles or before the first public-road crossing, work barrier, uncertain continuation or uncomfortable transition, whichever comes first; retrace. Walk any initial lot or access-drive interface. Do not use a road or private-property detour.