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Trail Tuesday: Pocahontas State Park, Richmond, Virginia

During my recent trip to Richmond, Virginia for the Dominion Riverrock Festival, I seized the opportunity to get out of the city on Sunday to explore a trail I’d never ridden before. Pocahontas State Park, located about 20 miles from downtown Richmond, was my destination. I had attempted to ride Pocahontas during my 2012 visit, …

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Mountain Biking Roanoke, Virginia: Where to Stay, Wrench, and Eat

Roanoke has transformed itself into a true East Coast mountain bike destination. The city is surrounded by great trails, including Carvin’s Cove, Dragon’s Back, Liberty Mountain, and many more. So if you want to plan a trip to mountain bike Roanoke here’s what you need to know. Lodging While there are plenty of hotels in …

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Mountain Biking the Dragon’s Back near Roanoke, Virginia

Groomed, well-signed, and heavily-ridden trail systems are fun and all, but in my book the sport of mountain biking is about adventure. In the Roanoke area, Carvin’s Cove is the well-signed, hard-to-lose-yourself trail destination while Dragon’s Back is where you go if you’re looking for some real adventure! Complete with gravel road connectors, hike-a-bike singletrack, rocky …

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Trails, virginia, washington dc - March 21, 2013

DC’s Dirty Dozen, Part 2: The Virginia Side

In my last article, I described the Maryland half of DC’s Dirty Dozen, 12 great trails close to the Capitol Beltway. This time we’re crossing the Potomac to the south and east to find six trails in the Commonwealth of Virgina. These are not the great, remote rides of Virginia’s Appalachian Mountains, but rather somewhat …

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Trail Tuesday: Carvin’s Cove, Roanoke, Virginia

While there are hundreds of miles of bike-legal singletrack in the Roanoke region (not to mention all the gravel roads and doubletrack), Carvin’s Cove is the undisputed hotspot. With the main trailhead located just 15 miles from downtown Roanoke (a metro area of 315,000 people), not only are the trails excellent, but they’re accessible as …

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