Favorite spots to bike with kids
in & around Charlottesville
Please remember to RIDE SAFELY!
Riverview Park - 4 miles, paved
Darden Towe / Old Mills Trail - 3 miles, multi-use, 10+ mi mtn bike trail
Pen Park - 1.5 miles, paved
John Warner Parkway Trail - 6 miles, paved + 30 mi of nature trails
Triangle Trails - paved access trail + beginner-friendly marked one-way, downhill Mountain Biking trails
Tonsler Park Loop - short paved loop, perfect for beginners
Burley Middle School / Walton Middle School - both have flat, paved tracks (please only ride here during non-school hours)
Monticello High School - paved path from MHS to PVCC, as well as Mountain Biking trails
Greenbrier/Meadowcreek Trail - both multi-use and side trails
The Blue Ridge Tunnel Trail - Bike through a mile-long tunnel - bring lights!
Charlotte Humphris Park - 1.5 miles, paved
Crozet Park Trail - .85 miles, paved; connects to Lickinghole Creek Basin trail
A bit further:
Piney River Trail - Nelson County
Pleasant Grove Park - Palmyra
High Bridge Trail State Park - Farmville
The Virginia Capital Trail - Richmond
Belle Isle Bicycle Skills Area - Richmond
Pocahontas State Park - Richmond
Chessie Trail - Lexington
The Virginia Creeper Trail - Abingdon
Jackson River Scenic Trail - Covington