Park Connector Bikeway:
Virginia
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Description:
The Park Connector Trail links Mount Trashmore Park (one of the first reclaimed landfills in the U.S.) & Princess Anne Park (and nearby Virginia Beach Amphitheater, ODU/NSU Graduate Center, Tidewater Community College). The flat trail runs through a developed suburban area & is adjacent to busy 4 lane roads. If you are interested in more scenic trails, Virginia Beach has other trails including one through First Landing/Seashore State Park & a bikepath along the Atlantic Oceanfront. For visitor & travel information call 1-800-VABEACH or visit the website at www.virginia-beach.va.us
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Parking & Trail Access:
Free parking is available at Mount Trashmore Park, Princess Anne Park, Silverleaf Station Park & Ride lot, Tidewater Community College, Old Dominion/Norfolk State University Graduate Center, Virginia Beach Amphitheater. All these parking areas are in close proximity to the Park Connector Trail.
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Seasonal Restrictions:
None
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Road Biking in VA Beach
By Larry in July, 2005
"VA Beach has a number of really nice paved bike trails, mostly along side major roads (including Dam Neck, General Booth, and Shore Drive) and along the beach front (parallel to the concrete boardwalk).

These are labeled ""asphalt shared use,"" and provide a smooth, safe and scenic ride, with a reasonable number of road crossings and other detours. Obviously, you need to be particularly careful of pedestrian and rental bicycle traffic ""in season"" along the beachfront.

Unfortunately, signage is minimal on most of these (I got rather confused trying to follow the ""park connector bikeway"" out of Mt. Trashmore Park, since there where no signs directing me toward Princess Anne Park).

Finally, it would be really great if the city government could allocate some funds to create similar ""shared use"" bikeway paths on the short stretches between the various longer ""shared use"" paths(riding on those ""widened sidewalks"" near the very commercially congested intersections can be very dangerous).

These little improvements would turn a good set of paths into a truly great riding experience."
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