It is not often that the Harrisonburg contingent travels much further than 30-45 minutes to ride bicycles. After all, there are just too many incredible riding opportunities right here in the Shenandoah Valley. But once in awhile, a longtime friend plans to leave the state and travel to Southern California to a land without water so you drive over the mountain to Charlottesville, VA for some bike riding.
The folks in Fooftown are very lucky to have a very fun and challenging trail system on the University of Virginia's campus at
Obervatory Hill. The local mountain bike club,
CAMBC has done a phenomenal job working with the city and the University to legitimize a number of the trails and make sure they connect into neighborhoods and the Rivanna Trail system.
The
Rivanna Trail system is an entirely different monster. Circling the city, the trail system is an urban gem.
Take a look at a map where we mostly followed the trail and circled the city. This trail provides unbelievable connections under busy roads, through numerous streams, and provides single track opportunity within the city limits. The trail also has a whole bunch of connections to adjoining neighborhoods with spur trails found all over the place.
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| At the Observatory of Observatory Hill |
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| Things got a little hot that night |
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| A small adjustable wrench can do wonders on a bicycle chain |
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| Holy wacky stream crossings everywhere on the Rivanna Trail in C'ville |
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