Saturday, April 13, 9 AM to noon
FOCT is joining the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy in a national celebration of the Opening Day for Trails! Bring your family out to enjoy the trail any time between 9 AM and noon. We'll have tables set up at both the kiosk at the Lexington end and at the boat ramp at the Buena Vista end. We'll have a scavenger hunt that we especially hope the younger hikers will enjoy, as well as information for the grown-ups. Everyone who participates will receive a Friends of the Chessie Trail sticker!
Adults 18 and over may want to visit the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy website to sign up for an Opening Day for Trails drawing. You can find details at https://www.railstotrails.org/experience-trails/opening-day-for-trails/.
For additional information about our event, email us at chessietrail@gmail.com
FOCT is joining the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy in a national celebration of the Opening Day for Trails! Bring your family out to enjoy the trail any time between 9 AM and noon. We'll have tables set up at both the kiosk at the Lexington end and at the boat ramp at the Buena Vista end. We'll have a scavenger hunt that we especially hope the younger hikers will enjoy, as well as information for the grown-ups. Everyone who participates will receive a Friends of the Chessie Trail sticker!
Adults 18 and over may want to visit the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy website to sign up for an Opening Day for Trails drawing. You can find details at https://www.railstotrails.org/experience-trails/opening-day-for-trails/.
For additional information about our event, email us at chessietrail@gmail.com
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Boulevard stretch of the Trail, around mile post 3, offers a nice shady stroll.
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Video courtesy of Cadet Goode
"Compared to other trails... It's Beautiful and Flat. The cows were a new element".
~ Bobbe Graham Runner in the Chessie Trail 2016 Half-Marathon |
The trail runs for 7.2 miles between Lexington and Buena Vista.
Great for cyclists of all ages. User-friendly gates. |
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Cyclists tell us they love the new user-friendly gates that the Friends of the Chessie Trail have installed along the Trail’s 7.2-mile span. We’ve now replaced all but one of the old farm gates. The new self-closing gates allow cyclists, runners and others to pass through without having to lift/climb over. The FOCT Maintenance crew has also laid down more than 20 tons of gravel to stabilize your ride. Give us your feedback, please!
The Trail’s total of 7 miles easily breaks up for shorter hikes, with multiple entrances along the way. Its level path, shady stretches and lovely scenery make it an ideal outing for families. Special-interest groups including birders, geologists and wildflower lovers frequent the Trail, and one of our current working goals is to make the Trail more ADA accessible. Check out our Events listings and our Facebook site ( friends of the chessie Trail ) for happenings
Cyclists tell us they love the new user-friendly gates that the Friends of the Chessie Trail have installed along the Trail’s 7.2-mile span. We’ve now replaced all but one of the old farm gates. The new self-closing gates allow cyclists, runners and others to pass through without having to lift/climb over. The FOCT Maintenance crew has also laid down more than 20 tons of gravel to stabilize your ride. Give us your feedback, please!
The Trail’s total of 7 miles easily breaks up for shorter hikes, with multiple entrances along the way. Its level path, shady stretches and lovely scenery make it an ideal outing for families. Special-interest groups including birders, geologists and wildflower lovers frequent the Trail, and one of our current working goals is to make the Trail more ADA accessible. Check out our Events listings and our Facebook site ( friends of the chessie Trail ) for happenings
The Chessie Trail Today
The Trail begins in Jordans Point Park in Lexington, just below the cliffs of the Maury and Virginia Military Institute on VMI Island. The Trail originally crossed the Maury directly from the park on a footbridge that stood on the foundations of the old C&O railroad trestle, washed out in 1969 by Hurricane Camille.
Today, the Trail leaves Jordans Point at Route 11 and crosses Veterans Bridge going north across the Maury. From there, walkers, runners, and cyclists may turn left onto Furrs Mill Road and descend to the Trail along the north shore of the Maury; travel under the bridge onto the “industrial” section of the Trail, and reach the more wooded area at the Mill Creek Gate.
The Trail begins in Jordans Point Park in Lexington, just below the cliffs of the Maury and Virginia Military Institute on VMI Island. The Trail originally crossed the Maury directly from the park on a footbridge that stood on the foundations of the old C&O railroad trestle, washed out in 1969 by Hurricane Camille.
Today, the Trail leaves Jordans Point at Route 11 and crosses Veterans Bridge going north across the Maury. From there, walkers, runners, and cyclists may turn left onto Furrs Mill Road and descend to the Trail along the north shore of the Maury; travel under the bridge onto the “industrial” section of the Trail, and reach the more wooded area at the Mill Creek Gate.