Virginia Blue Ridge Railway Trail:
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Description:
The following description submitted by Nelson County Parks and Recreation:


The trail is open for hiking, biking and horseback riding. The trail head begins in Piney River on SR 151, travel 1.8 miles to the second trailhead/parking area at Roses Mill on Rte 674 (Roses Mill Rd). The Trail then extends at this time 2.75 miles further to the Naked Creek Bridge. The trail meanders along the scenic Piney & Tye Rivers. At this time there is no outlet at the end of the trail. You must retrace your way back to the parking areas.


A portajohn is available at the Piney River Trailhead. Parking for cars and horse trailers is available at Piney River. A smaller lot for cars only is located at the Roses Mill Trailhead at milepost 1.8 of the trail. The trail is open sunrise to sunset.


The trail will be extended 2.5 miles to Tye River Depot, but the extension is not yet open for use.

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Parking & Trail Access:
The following information was sumbitted by Nelson County Parks and Recreation:



Directions: Piney River Trailhead: US Route 29 to SR 56 west at Colleen, right onto SR 56, 5 miles to left onto SR 151, 2 miles to trail head sign on left. 3124 Patrick Henry Highway, Piney River.
Roses Mill Trailhead: US RTE 29 to Rte 56 west at Colleen, right onto Rte 56, 4 (+-) miles to left onto Roses Mill Rd (Rte 674) 1.4 miles to Trailhead.

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Blue Ridge Railway Trail now extended
By bennington200 on April 09, 2010
This trail has been extended past the Tye River and under U.S. 29. Although it was a little washed out in places because of Spring flooding, the trail has been surfaced with crushed limestone and several bridges have been constructed over waterways.
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By Jim Stevens on August 28, 2009
I have been riding on the Blackwater Creek bike trail in Lynchburg for years, and I just found out about the Blue Ridge Railway Trail today. Are there other bike trails in Central Virginia?
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One of five bridges along the seven mile route. The trail parallels the beautiful Piney and Tye rivers.
Trail Facts
Trail End Points: Patrick Henry Highway on VA-151 to Naked Creek Bridge
Counties: Amherst, Nelson
Trail Length: 4.5 miles
Trail Category: Rail-Trail
Trail Surfaces: Asphalt, Crushed Stone, Ballast
Trail Activities: Bike, Wheelchair Accessible, Horseback Riding, Mountain Biking, Walking, Cross Country Skiing
TrailLink ID: 6017586

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