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Virginia's Fall Line Trail is a 4.8-mile trail that runs through Ashland, Virginia. The trail connects Carter and Glover Parks and will one day stretch all the way to Richmond.
A section of the trail in the middle is also called the Ashland Trolley Line.
The Fall Line Trail runs between Carter Park, 1112 Maple St. (Ashland), where parking is available, and Woodman Rd. (Ashland).
Parking is also available at:
Please see TrailLink Map for detailed directions.
I read that this was a 4 mile straight trail, which sounded short and boring, but we were visiting a friend nearby and decided to check it out. We will be back! We did 12.3 miles total. Started at Carter Park in Ashland and went north for 0.25 mile which was quite pleasant. The trail seemed to end so we turned around. In fact, when leaving afterwards I saw more trail signs north of our turn-around. Then we headed south - absolutely gorgeous paved surface. great signage. part of the trail went though woods with a beautiful understory, then it got more open adjacent to major power lines and such. It would be quite warm on a warm sunny day. We went to Woodland RD and turned right onto what might be a paved, wide sidewalk. We went past a dead-end side street where people had parked to use the trail. We crossed Woodland Rd at a flashing light pedestrian crossing which took us into a very nice quiet neighborhood. Time ran short (we were only expecting to be able to do 8 miles) so we turned around. There is a year round bathroom open at Carter Park which was the only facilities I saw.
falllinetrail.org shows the future plans for expansion, some under or to be under construction soon, and eventually to go through Richmond. When we reached the current end of the trail, there were options to take a left or right and follow existing side paths. We got an extra mile each way (and could have done more) for a 12-mile ride. The short Trolley Trail has been incorporated into this trail, and while riding, it wasn’t obvious exactly which part it was. A quality job has been done with this trail so far: marked road crossings, mileage signs for each .5 miles, stop signs at intersections, and more.
Saw this trail on TrailLink and further investigated it at falllinetrail.org and stopped to ride it as we traveled along I-95. We parked by the Northern End of the paved trail in the parking lot for Carter Park and rode it to its current end. It is listed here at 4.8 miles, but both of our bike computers, which match a measured mile, read 5 miles one way. While there are a number of stops for crossroads, we were able to maintain a nice speed on it. There were many bikers and walkers, so I imagine it could get quite busy on the weekends. It is relatively flat, but there are some gentle hills as it goes through wetlands, forests, and fields. The website I mentioned shows planned development, some of it ready for gconstruction. Soon
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